View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Methamphetamine is FDA approved for the treatment of what conditions?

2. What refers to an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight, and an obsessive fear of gaining weight?

3. Hunter's father tells him that a court order requiring him to _____________changed his life from being a drug addict.

4. Hunter wakes early to do a remote radio show at which location after Thanksgiving?

5. Whom does Autumn invite over while Aunt Cora is gone looking for a wedding church 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. What major discoveries does Hunter gain from his two fathers in the novel? How do these discoveries change his character?

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

4. Who advises Hunter to let his obsession with his biological father go in the novel? What does he do instead?

5. 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?

6. What confrontations does Summer have with her mother and father after her father spends the weekend in jail in the novel?

7. Where does Kyle spend Thanksgiving in the novel? How does Summer feel about his absence?

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. 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?

10. What does Trey tell Autumn about her childhood when he arrives at Aunt Cora's house after the wedding? What does this inspire Autumn to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe, analyze and discuss the narrative structure of the novel. How is the novel nontraditional in its separation of chapters and in its narrative voice? Is the plot structure traditional or non-traditional? Where does the rising action in the novel take place? Where is the climax?

Essay Topic 2

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 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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,029 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample