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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shares the foster home in which Summer lives in the beginning of the novel?

2. In what city does Autumn live?

3. How many children does Kristina have?

4. What does OCD stand for?

5. All Autumn knows about her mother in the beginning of the novel is that she once used what drug?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Summer feel about her father in the beginning of the novel? What is her relationship with her mother like?

2. What leads up to Summer's confrontation with Erica in the novel? How do Matt and Kyle react to this confrontation?

3. What does Autumn know about her biological parents in the beginning of the novel?

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

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

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

7. Describe the character of Cora Shepherd in the novel. How did Autumn come into Cora's custody?

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

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

10. Who has abused Summer's young foster sister Ashante in the novel? How does Summer discover this fact?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the effects of crank on Kristina's character. What characteristics does Kristina exhibit which are clearly results of her chemical abuse? How does Hunter respond to seeing his mother at Christmas, and how has their relationship been affected by Kristina's drug use?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the differences between Summer's childhood and relationship with her parents from those of her siblings. How has Summer's exposure to her parents affected her interpersonal relationships with others? How does Summer feel about each of her parents?

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss the motif of journeys in the novel. What characters take a physical journey during the holidays? What does each of these journeys represent symbolically and psychologically for the characters?

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