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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. Where has Abby planned to go for the Thanksgiving holiday in Chapter 17?
2. Abby tells Travis at the party that who won’t speak to her now because of him in Chapter 20?
3. To whom does Travis say at the date party in Chapter 14, “Better get a muzzle on your date,” after she insults Abby?
4. Whom does Travis beat up in the cafeteria for his comments to Abby in Chapter 11?
5. What is Travis’s father’s name?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Abby’s response to the offer that Travis receives in Chapter 16?
2. What exchange takes place when Abby and Travis awaken in Chapter 11?
3. What do Travis and Parker say about each other to Abby in Chapter 12?
4. How does Abby’s father need her help in Chapter 14? What is Abby’s response to this request?
5. Where do Abby and Travis encounter one another on Valentine’s Day in Chapter 20?
6. What leads up to the fight between Travis and a costumed pirate in Chapter 11?
7. Who do Travis and Abby encounter outside at the party in Chapter 13?
8. What purchases does Abby discover that Travis has made in the beginning of Chapter 13?
9. What confrontation takes place when Abby and America go to Travis’s apartment in Chapter 18?
10. What is Abby’s outlook in the beginning of Chapter 18? When does the chapter begin?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the fight that Travis is called to participate in, in Chapter 4. Whom is Travis fighting? What college is this student from? Why does the fact that Travis is fighting a student from a different school make a difference in terms of Abby’s safety?
Essay Topic 2
Family in Beautiful Disaster
a. Compare the families of Abby and Travis in the novel. How are they similar? How do they differ?
b. What symbolism supports the theme of family in the novel? Do you think that the author’s depictions of family in the narrative are positive or negative? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the character of Shepley in the novel. How old is Shepley? Where did he meet America? How long have they been dating? What is Shepley’s relationship with Travis like?
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