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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 the name of the radio station where Hunter works as an on-air personality?

2. What is the principle occupation of Kristina's mother?

3. What means continuance without change; permanence?

4. With what personality at the radio station is Hunter is forced to do the show with early in the novel?

5. What does OCD stand for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What leads up to Autumn's first kiss in the novel? What causes her anxiety before this event?

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

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

8. Why is Nikki upset about her family in the beginning of the novel? How does Hunter relate?

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

10. How do Hunter's insecurities about his family impact his current relationship in 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

Describe and discuss Summer's relationships with Ashante and Erica in the novel. How long does Summer live in the foster home with these girls? What leads up to Summer's violent confrontation with Erica? Who breaks up the confrontation and what is its effect on the family?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the dangers of pharmaceutical drug abuse and the trend of "pharm parties" in America. What risks does Hunter take by using unknown drugs on Thanksgiving? How does this reflect Hunter's unstable emotional state and the mistakes of his parents?

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