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

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

3. With whom does Summer run away from her new foster family?

4. Whom does Hunter move in with in the course of the novel?

5. Methamphetamine is dispensed in the United States under what trademark name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Summer's experiences with each of her parents like on Thanksgiving in the novel? What does she discover about her family?

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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 differences between Summer's childhood and relationship with her parents from those of her siblings. How has Summer's exposure to her parents affected her interpersonal relationships with others? How does Summer feel about each of her parents?

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

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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