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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. After running away from her new foster home, Summer stops by whose trailer so that she can borrow clothes and some money?

2. By what name was Kristina going when she met Hunter's father?

3. Autumn tries to make amends with Bryce after her aunt's wedding, but he is going to ________ for Christmas.

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

5. Hunter learns that his biological grandfather has been arrested again for what after Nikki has left him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Summer and Kyle go after running away in the novel? What are their plans?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is foreshadowed by Autumn's illness in the novel? Who suggests a potential cause for the illness?

9. Describe the day of Cora's wedding in the novel. Who arrives and what confrontations take place?

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 Autumn's relationship with her aunt and grandfather in the novel. How has Autumn's childhood illustrated greater stability than those of her siblings? What does Autumn know about her father and how does she feel about his abandonment?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the dangers of pharmaceutical drug abuse and the trend of "pharm parties" in America. What risks does Hunter take by using unknown drugs on Thanksgiving? How does this reflect Hunter's unstable emotional state and the mistakes of his parents?

Essay Topic 3

Define, analyze and discuss the themes of abandonment and neglect in the novel. What effects have been seen in Kristina's children of their abandonment by their parents? How has their neglect or abandonment affected them differently. How are the older children's experiences better or worse than those of the elder children?

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