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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. Travis tells Abby that the first fight he’ll do for Benny is in how much time, in Chapter 16?

2. What does Parker tell Abby to keep in Chapter 17?

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

4. Where is Travis wearing a bandage when he arrives home in Chapter 13?

5. The second tattoo that Travis has gotten in Chapter 13 says “I belong to my beloved, and my beloved is mine” in what language?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conflict arises surrounding Abby during the fight that Travis is engaged in, in Chapter 19?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What leads up to the fight between Travis and a costumed pirate in Chapter 11?

8. What confrontation takes place when Abby and America go to Travis’s apartment in Chapter 18?

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

10. What conversations does Abby have with Parker and Travis in the beginning of Chapter 17?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Abby Abernathy and discuss her role as the protagonist in the novel. How old is Abby? What are Abby’s principle objectives in the beginning of the narrative? How does Abby’s character evolve through the story?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of America Mason in Beautiful Disaster. How did America become friends with Abby? Where did they meet? What has brought America to the same college as Abby?

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