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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Hunter's girlfriend?
(a) Nikki.
(b) Melissa.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Jennifer.

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

4. Where does Hunter attend college?
(a) University of Nevada, Reno.
(b) Cal State Berkeley.
(c) Evergreen State.
(d) Loyola University.

5. Nikki is upset because her parents are _________ in the beginning of the novel.
(a) Adopting a son.
(b) Moving to Canada.
(c) Moving to Portland.
(d) Divorcing.

6. What is the name of Autumn's father?
(a) Trey Shepherd.
(b) Summer Lily Kenwood
(c) Robert Douglas.
(d) Scott Haskins.

7. In California, Fresno is the county seat of __________.
(a) Sequoia County.
(b) Fresno County.
(c) Yosemite County.
(d) Mammoth County.

8. Who is Kristina's third child?
(a) Hunter.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Summer.
(d) Scott.

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

10. With what personality at the radio station is Hunter is forced to do the show with early in the novel?
(a) Montana.
(b) Alex.
(c) Daryl.
(d) Mancow.

11. Kristina's mother flies to __________ to care for Kristina after she is beat up by her boyfriend.
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Atlanta.

12. 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) Brendan.
(b) Summer.
(c) Hunter.
(d) Autumn.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes custody of Kristina's youngest two children in the novel?

2. Who is distant and openly disgusted to Summer's ordeal and the cut on her face?

3. What is the name of Trey Shepherd's sister?

4. What is Autumn's middle name?

5. Aunt Cora has recently begun classes to become what in the novel?

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