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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. America convinces Abby to go to Travis’s and Shipley’s apartment to get what in Chapter 18?

2. Which of Travis’s brothers complains about his displays of affection toward Abby during Thanksgiving in Chapter 17?

3. Who does Travis fight in the beginning of Chapter 16?

4. What does Abby drink a shot of after seeing Travis’s new tattoos in Chapter 13?

5. What is the title of Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the outcome of the fight in Chapter 16? What offer has Travis received?

2. How does Abby’s father need her help in Chapter 14? What is Abby’s response to this request?

3. What is Abby’s outlook in the beginning of Chapter 18? When does the chapter begin?

4. What exchange takes place when Abby and Travis awaken in Chapter 11?

5. What purchases does Abby discover that Travis has made in the beginning of Chapter 13?

6. What is Abby’s response to the offer that Travis receives in Chapter 16?

7. What is Travis’s response when Abby asks why he wants to be with her in Chapter 12?

8. What do Travis and Parker say about each other to Abby in Chapter 12?

9. Who do Travis and Abby encounter outside at the party in Chapter 13?

10. What resolution have Abby and Travis reached at the end if Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the characters of Jim Maddox and his sons. How many siblings does Travis have? How old are his brothers? How would you describe their relationship as a family?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narrative style established in Chapter 1 of the novel. Is the story related in a past or present tense? Who is the narrator? Why do you think the author chooses a first-person narrative as opposed to a third-person style? What are the advantages of using this narrative style?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the fight that Travis is called to participate in, in Chapter 4. Whom is Travis fighting? What college is this student from? Why does the fact that Travis is fighting a student from a different school make a difference in terms of Abby’s safety?

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