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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Kristina's second child?
(a) Marie.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Hunter.

2. What character in the novel is highly intelligent and enrolled in advanced academic classes in school?
(a) Brendan.
(b) Scott.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Summer.

3. What refers to the existing order of things; present customs, practices, and power relations?
(a) Conservatism.
(b) Status quo.
(c) Cataclysm.
(d) Impotence.

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

5. Of Kristina's three eldest children, who is the one who sees both her mother and father regularly in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Summer.
(b) Brendan.
(c) Hunter.
(d) Autumn.

6. Hunter is scarred by the fact that his father did what in the novel?
(a) Killed his brother.
(b) Killed his mother.
(c) Bombed the World Trade Center.
(d) Raped his mother.

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

8. Aunt Cora has recently begun classes to become what in the novel?
(a) A massage therapist.
(b) A nurse.
(c) An accountant.
(d) An optometrist.

9. What is the principle occupation of Kristina's mother?
(a) Author.
(b) Painter.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Architect.

10. What is the name of the foster sister who has abused Ashante in the novel?
(a) Olivia.
(b) Ingrid.
(c) Erica.
(d) Ashley.

11. How old is Summer when she is introduced in the novel?
(a) 19.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 15.

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

13. What is the name of Autumn's aunt with whom she lives?
(a) Becky.
(b) Tina.
(c) Cora.
(d) Tori.

14. What is the name of Summer's boyfriend's best friend?
(a) John.
(b) Kyle.
(c) Ron.
(d) Matt.

15. Hunter's mother claims that his father _________.
(a) Bombed a building.
(b) Shot a policeman.
(c) Entered the priesthood.
(d) Raped her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hunter has a radio remote show from the game between UNR and what team in the novel?

2. In what city does Autumn live?

3. Who tells Hunter that he needs to separate himself from his on-air persona if he wants his relationship to work in the novel?

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

5. Who adopted Hunter in the novel?

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