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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 Summer argue with on the telephone on Thanksgiving?

2. With whom does Hunter do a remote radio show on the day after Thanksgiving?

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

4. Whom does Summer overhear a message from on the answering machine after her father is arrested?

5. Who saves Autumn from being raped after she drinks too much at her aunt's wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. What discussions does Hunter have with his adoptive parents after leaving Nikki in the novel? What does Hunter learn?

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

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

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. How does Autumn feel about the wedding planning for her aunt after Thanksgiving in the novel? Who does she invite over while her aunt is away?

6. Where does Kyle spend Thanksgiving in the novel? How does Summer feel about his absence?

7. Whom does Hunter move in with after leaving his parents' house in the novel? Why? What party does Hunter attend at this time?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe, analyze and discuss the narrative structure of the novel. How is the novel nontraditional in its separation of chapters and in its narrative voice? Is the plot structure traditional or non-traditional? Where does the rising action in the novel take place? Where is the climax?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the insecurity and isolation which plague Autumn in the novel. Why does Autumn feel incapable of being loved? How did her parents' actions contribute to Autumn's insecurity and inferiority complexes? How does she attempt to overcome them?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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