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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 is Kristina's second child?

2. What does OCD stand for?

3. The name Fresno is Spanish for what word?

4. What is Kristina's last name in the novel?

5. Who learns that his father is upset because Kristina has been in contact about another of her schemes in the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the cycle of addiction in the novel. In what ways are the sins of the parents revisited on Kristina's children? Who shows tendencies for chemical dependency in the novel and in what ways? What are the underlying causes for these tendencies?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and discuss the impact of Kristina's actions on her mother, Marie Haskins, and her stepfather, Scott Haskins. In what ways has Marie defended and even enabled her daughter's harmful behavior? Why? How have Kristina's actions impacted her siblings?

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