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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What new boy in Autumn's class seems interested in her?
(a) Bryce.
(b) Billy.
(c) Brendan.
(d) Bart.

3. Scott became Kristina's stepfather when she was how old?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

4. The name Fresno is Spanish for what word?
(a) The ash tree.
(b) Flowing waters.
(c) Dry land.
(d) Strong sun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Cora's teacher?

2. How old is Autumn in the beginning of the novel?

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

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. Where does Summer live when she is introduced in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Nikki sees Hunter being flirted with by fans in the novel? What advice does Montana give Hunter?

2. Describe the stylistic elements of Fallout. How is the novel divided into sections? What effect does the style have on the reader?

3. Describe Autumn's childhood and family life in the novel. Where does she live and with whom?

4. What are the causes of Autumn's anxiety and insecurity leading up to Thanksgiving in the novel?

5. Why does Marie Haskins go to Las Vegas in the novel? What does Hunter learn has happened with his mother there?

6. Describe Autumn's emotional status in the beginning of the novel. What is the cause of Autumn's feelings of isolation?

7. Describe the character of Kristina Snow Shepherd. What is Kristina's history in the Crank series? How is Kristina viewed by her children?

8. How is Hunter's character introduced in the novel? What is his family setting like? How does Hunter feel about his parents?

9. Who does Summer first become intimate with in the novel? How is this event described?

10. What upsets Autumn about her aunt's evolving relationship with Liam in the novel?

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