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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. With whom does Hunter do a remote radio show on the day after Thanksgiving?
(a) Montana.
(b) Summer.
(c) Nikki.
(d) Autumn.

2. Where does Hunter run into his biological father?
(a) A gas station.
(b) A church sermon.
(c) A movie theatre.
(d) The radio station Christmas party.

3. Whom does Hunter move in with in the course of the novel?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Nikki.
(d) Summer.

4. What refers to an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight, and an obsessive fear of gaining weight?
(a) Tachycardia.
(b) Stimulant psychosis.
(c) Anorexia nervosa.
(d) Tachypnea.

5. For what offense does Summer's father spend the weekend in jail in the novel?
(a) Arson.
(b) Shoplifting.
(c) Assault.
(d) DUI.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Summer argue with on the telephone on Thanksgiving?

2. What does Summer tell her father when he returns from spending the weekend in jail?

3. What is the name of Autumn's dad in the novel?

4. Summer sees Kyle lose his temper the day they told whom about them?

5. Autumn fantasizes about having a baby with __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What risks does Autumn take in her first sexual encounter in the novel? What has led to this behavior?

2. Where do Summer and Kyle go after running away in the novel? What are their plans?

3. What encounter does Hunter have at the Sparks Hometown Christmas Parade in the novel? Who advises him against his actions?

4. What leads to the greatest increase in instability for Summer's character in the novel? How does she feel about her situation?

5. What confrontations does Summer have with her mother and father after her father spends the weekend in jail in the novel?

6. What is Hunter's reaction upon first seeing the man he believes to be his biological father in the novel? Where does this take place?

7. What does Trey tell Autumn about her childhood when he arrives at Aunt Cora's house after the wedding? What does this inspire Autumn to do?

8. Where does Autumn spend Thanksgiving dinner in the novel? How does she feel about this setting?

9. Whom does Hunter move in with after leaving his parents' house in the novel? Why? What party does Hunter attend at this time?

10. Where does Kyle spend Thanksgiving in the novel? How does Summer feel about his absence?

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