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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 advises Hunter not to sleep with the listener he gave concert tickets to?

2. For what offense does Summer's father spend the weekend in jail in the novel?

3. Kyle has to spend the day in what city on Thanksgiving?

4. What is a chronic cardiac condition in which the systemic arterial blood pressure is elevated?

5. What is the name of Autumn's grandmother who shows up the day of her aunt's wedding in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Hunter move in with after leaving his parents' house in the novel? Why? What party does Hunter attend at this time?

2. How does Autumn feel about the wedding planning for her aunt after Thanksgiving in the novel? Who does she invite over while her aunt is away?

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

4. 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?

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

6. What risks does Autumn take in her first sexual encounter in the novel? What has led to this behavior?

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

8. Where does Summer learn she will be going to stay with a new foster family after her dad spends a weekend in jail in the novel? What concerns does Summer have about the situation?

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

10. What stops Hunter from taking the pills at the "pharm party" in the novel? When does he take them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Autumn's relationship with her father after they have first met. How does Trey's presence inspire Autumn to meet her mother? Is this meeting a positive or negative thing for Autumn's development? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss the motif of journeys in the novel. What characters take a physical journey during the holidays? What does each of these journeys represent symbolically and psychologically for the characters?

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