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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Summer tells Kyle that she was raped by whom in the novel?
(a) A priest.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) A social worker.
(d) A foster father.

2. How old is Autumn in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 17.
(b) 23.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

3. In what city does Autumn live?
(a) Kansas City, Missouri.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Helena, Montana.
(d) San Antonio, Texas.

4. Trey is released from prison shortly before what holiday?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Easter.
(d) Flag Day.

5. Who tells Autumn that her father wants to see her in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her mother.

6. What is the name of Trey's sister who raises his daughter?
(a) Kristina.
(b) Nikki.
(c) Cora.
(d) Summer.

7. What is Kristina's last name in the novel?
(a) Snow.
(b) Fox.
(c) Shepherd.
(d) Moss.

8. Whom does Hunter offer to move in with after problems arise with his mother?
(a) Cora.
(b) Nikki.
(c) Brendan.
(d) Scott.

9. What is the name of Kristina's biological mother?
(a) Autumn Shepherd.
(b) Cora Shepherd.
(c) Marie Haskins.
(d) Cythia Randolph.

10. Brendan is a veteran of what war?
(a) United States and Mexico.
(b) United States and Vietnam.
(c) United States and Afghanistan.
(d) United States and Iraq.

11. What are the names of Kristina's two youngest sons?
(a) Donald and David.
(b) Roger and Ralph.
(c) Bert and Brett.
(d) John and Jack.

12. Who is distant and openly disgusted to Summer's ordeal and the cut on her face?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Matt.
(c) Brendan.
(d) Scott.

13. Summer's father used to be a crank addict but now is simply what, in the beginning of the novel?
(a) An alcoholic.
(b) A banker.
(c) A junkie.
(d) A veteran.

14. Who adopted Hunter in the novel?
(a) His paternal grandparents.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His second-cousins.
(d) His maternal granparents.

15. What does OCD stand for?
(a) Obtuse Cardiac Disease.
(b) Obesity Complex Disorder.
(c) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
(d) Oral Cancer Disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what personality at the radio station is Hunter is forced to do the show with early in the novel?

2. What is the name of Hunter's girlfriend?

3. What is the principle occupation of Kristina's mother?

4. What means continuance without change; permanence?

5. What character in the novel turns to alcohol to help her through the emotional turmoil of her aunt's wedding and apparent abandonment?

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