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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 arrives while Abby and Parker are on a date as friends, making Abby uncomfortable, in Chapter 19?

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

3. Travis tells Abby that there’s a Halloween party where in the beginning of Chapter 11?

4. Abby abandons Parker on their date while they are doing what in Chapter 19?

5. What is the title of Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Define “motif” in narrative literature, and discuss the motif of fighting in the novel. Why does Travis engage in the fights on campus? What draws the other students to watch the fights? What do you think this recurring backdrop represents symbolically in the story?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the symbolism and imagery of Parker’s gift to Abby for her birthday in Chapter 6. What does this gift represent symbolically? How does Abby respond to the gift? Where does this object reappear in the story?

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