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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. What is Summer's middle name?

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

3. Who tells Autumn that her father wants to see her in the beginning of the novel?

4. What does Fallout number in the Crank series?

5. What is the name of the foster sister who has abused Ashante in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom is Summer having a relationship in the beginning of the novel? How does she feel about her boyfriend?

2. Describe the character of Trey Shepherd. What was Trey's relationship with Kristina like?

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

4. How do Hunter's insecurities about his family impact his current relationship in the novel?

5. Describe Summer's family and living arrangements in the beginning of the novel. What separated Summer from her father?

6. How is Hunter's tendency toward infidelity illustrated as an addiction in the novel?

7. How has Autumn's childhood affected her current romantic relationship in the novel?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the career of author Ellen Hopkins and discuss the principle characters, subjects and themes in the Crank series. How old is Kristina Snow when she is introduced in the first novel, Crank? What are the effects of Kristina's actions in the first two novels? How do the first two novels of the series relate to the subjects in Fallout?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of sexual abuse in the novel. Which characters have been abused and by whom? Who is to blame for the abuse that Kristina's children have suffered and why? In what ways did Kristina herself face sexual abuse?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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