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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's aunt announce she is marrying on Thanksgiving?
2. Who goes with Aunt Cora to look for a church for her wedding in the novel?
3. What is a psychotic disorder that appears in some people who use stimulant drugs?
4. With whom does Summer run away from her new foster family?
5. With whom does Summer go to a restaurant for dinner on Thanksgiving?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Autumn spend Thanksgiving dinner in the novel? How does she feel about this setting?
2. 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?
3. Where do Summer and Kyle go after running away in the novel? What are their plans?
4. What is the reader left wondering after Hunter's first interaction with his potential biological father in the novel?
5. What risks does Autumn take in her first sexual encounter in the novel? What has led to this behavior?
6. What encounter does Hunter have at the Sparks Hometown Christmas Parade in the novel? Who advises him against his actions?
7. Describe the day of Cora's wedding in the novel. Who arrives and what confrontations take place?
8. Who advises Hunter to let his obsession with his biological father go in the novel? What does he do instead?
9. What confrontations does Summer have with her mother and father after her father spends the weekend in jail in the novel?
10. What is foreshadowed by Autumn's illness in the novel? Who suggests a potential cause for the illness?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the effects of crank on Kristina's character. What characteristics does Kristina exhibit which are clearly results of her chemical abuse? How does Hunter respond to seeing his mother at Christmas, and how has their relationship been affected by Kristina's drug use?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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