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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 typically refers to a heart rate that exceeds the normal range for a resting heart rate?

2. Whom does Autumn invite over while Aunt Cora is gone looking for a wedding church in the novel?

3. What is the name of Liam's cousin who takes Autumn outside and helps her relax on Thanksgiving?

4. Hunter attends a party one night that features a bowl full of ___________.

5. Summer's father lets slip that she has ________ on Thanksgiving.

Short Essay Questions

1. What encounter does Hunter have at the Sparks Hometown Christmas Parade in the novel? Who advises him against his actions?

2. What leads to the greatest increase in instability for Summer's character in the novel? How does she feel about her situation?

3. What is Hunter's reaction upon first seeing the man he believes to be his biological father in the novel? Where does this take place?

4. What does Hunter learn from Brendan about his past in the novel? How has Brendan changed?

5. How does Summer feel about her decision to run away from her foster home in the novel? Why?

6. What leads Autumn to begin drinking in the novel? Where does this first show to be a problem?

7. What major discoveries does Hunter gain from his two fathers in the novel? How do these discoveries change his character?

8. What discussions does Hunter have with his adoptive parents after leaving Nikki in the novel? What does Hunter learn?

9. What happens after Nikki discovers Hunter's infidelity in the novel? Where does Hunter move?

10. What is the reader left wondering after Hunter's first interaction with his potential biological father in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Describe and discuss Hunter's attraction to infidelity in the novel. Why is Hunter compelled to cheat, and how does this behavior mirror that of his mother? What effect does Hunter's infidelity have on his relationship with Nikki? In what ways is it seen as "addictive" behavior?

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