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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. What is the name of Parker’s date at the frat party in Chapter 14?

2. Abby says in Chapter 11, “One of the reasons I had chosen Eastern U was for its” what?

3. What color heels does Abby wear to the party in Chapter 14?

4. How much money does Abby’s father owe the man who is threatening to kill him in Chapter 15?

5. What is Travis’s father’s name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Travis Maddox and the setting of the fight that Abby witnesses in Chapter 1. Where does the fight take place on campus? What are Abby’s impressions at the event? What are Abby’s first impressions of Travis?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Ethan in the narrative. What are Abby’s first impressions of Ethan at the bar? Where does Ethan live? What later happens to Ethan in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Plot Structure

a. Discuss the plot structure of Beautiful Disaster. In what ways is the narrative related and what effect does this have on the reader?

b. How does Beautiful Disaster compare with other novels in the contemporary young adult romance genre? Are there specific stylistic elements that can be seen in McGuire’s writing?

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