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

2. What is the name of Summer's boyfriend's best friend?

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

4. What is the name of Kristina's mother?

5. Aunt Cora has recently begun classes to become what in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where is Hunter working when he is first approached and flirted with by fans in the novel?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Marie Haskins go to Las Vegas in the novel? What does Hunter learn has happened with his mother there?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Describe and discuss the insecurity and isolation which plague Autumn in the novel. Why does Autumn feel incapable of being loved? How did her parents' actions contribute to Autumn's insecurity and inferiority complexes? How does she attempt to overcome them?

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