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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 an impulse control disorder characterized by the repeated urge to pick at one's own skin, often to the extent that damage is caused?

2. What does Summer tell her father when he returns from spending the weekend in jail?

3. Whom does Autumn's aunt announce she is marrying on Thanksgiving?

4. Who goes with Aunt Cora to look for a church for her wedding in the novel?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

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

8. Where does Autumn spend Thanksgiving dinner in the novel? How does she feel about this setting?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the effects of crank on Kristina's character. What characteristics does Kristina exhibit which are clearly results of her chemical abuse? How does Hunter respond to seeing his mother at Christmas, and how has their relationship been affected by Kristina's drug use?

Essay Topic 2

Describe, analyze and discuss the narrative style of the novel. From whose perspective is the story told and how does this shift throughout the novel? How many protagonists does the novel have? Is the narrative point of view omniscient or limited?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the cycle of addiction in the novel. In what ways are the sins of the parents revisited on Kristina's children? Who shows tendencies for chemical dependency in the novel and in what ways? What are the underlying causes for these tendencies?

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