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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. Who is threatening to kill Abby’s father in Chapter 15?

2. Who calls Travis as he and Abby are going to bed in Chapter 12?

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

4. Travis tells Abby in Chapter 12 that before she came along, the only person who treated him like a normal person was who?

5. To whom does Travis say at the date party in Chapter 14, “Better get a muzzle on your date,” after she insults Abby?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What news of Abby’s father does America relate to her in Chapter 14?

4. What conversation takes place between Travis’s father and Abby while she’s visiting for Thanksgiving in Chapter 17?

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

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

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

8. Where do Abby and Travis encounter one another on Valentine’s Day in Chapter 20?

9. How is Abby’s “date” with Parker described in Chapter 19?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Shepley in the novel. How old is Shepley? Where did he meet America? How long have they been dating? What is Shepley’s relationship with Travis like?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of jealousy in the novel. How does Travis express his jealousy over Parker in Chapter 5? How does Abby respond to Travis’s conquests with the women at the college? How does the issue of jealousy become resolved in the narrative?

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