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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. Whom does Autumn invite over while Aunt Cora is gone looking for a wedding church in the novel?

2. Who reveals to Autumn the reason she knows nothing about her parents or her extended family?

3. Summer sees Kyle lose his temper the day they told whom about them?

4. Autumn nearly raped by whom at her aunt's wedding?

5. What were Hunter's parents taking when he was conceived?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

Discuss the theme of sexual abuse in the novel. Which characters have been abused and by whom? Who is to blame for the abuse that Kristina's children have suffered and why? In what ways did Kristina herself face sexual abuse?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the career of author Ellen Hopkins and discuss the principle characters, subjects and themes in the Crank series. How old is Kristina Snow when she is introduced in the first novel, Crank? What are the effects of Kristina's actions in the first two novels? How do the first two novels of the series relate to the subjects in Fallout?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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