English 3 Reading Guide: "Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood"

Directions: Answer the following questions as you read the novel.
First Taste:
1. (page 4) When did Koren have her first drink?
2. (page 25) Why isn't Natalie talking to Koren after her first night of drinking?
3. (page 35) How does Koren usually act around people compared to how she acts when she drinks?
First Waste
4. (page 41) On what holiday do Billie and Koren decide to get drunk?
5. How many times has Koren drank before this?
6. (page 53) What is S.A.D.D.?
First Offense
7. (page 80) Describe what happens when Koren gets caught drinking by her parents.
Coma Girl
8. (page 86) At what age does Koren get her stomach pumped?
All You Can Drink
9. (page 110) How is drinking different in college?
10. (page 115) When do half of all freshmen find their first binge drinking opportunity? Does Koren fit this statistic?
11. (page 121) Who does Koren start drinking with in college?
12. (page 121) Does Koren enjoy her drinking nights?
13. (page 126) Who is Hannah and what dare does she put Koren up to?
Greek Mythology
14. (page 136) What does Koren realize about house parties during her second semester of college?
15. (page 139) Why does Koren rush?
16. (page 139) How many sororities does she bid?
17. How does sorority life effects Koren's drinking?
18. (page 150) What are some of the hazing events Koren experienced during rush week?
You're Pretty When I'm Drunk
19. (page 161) Why do you think boys interpret an invitation to a formal as an open invitation to sex?
20. (page 169) As her freshman year comes to an end, Koren doesn't make the cheerleading team. What is this due to?
21. (page 179) Why is Chris a prime example of it being hard for Koren to stop drinking.
22. (page 180) How is her attraction to Chris the same as alcohol for Koren?
23. (page 180) What does alcohol do to her feelings for Chris?
Love in the Time of Liquor
24. (page 184) What is a party girl?
25. (page 193) Who is Elle?
26. (page 208) What does Jody do to Koren?
27. (page 208) When does she start having trouble sleeping?
Beer Tears
28. (page 213) Would you consider what Skip did to Koren as rape?
29. (page 225) What does Koren get from Elle?
30. (page 233) What causes Elle and Koren to lay low the end of the semester?
31. Why are Koren's parents happy she will not be coming home for the summer?
Ascent and Descent
32. (page 248) What does Koren change her major to?
33. (page 248) How does Koren's junior year start?
34. (page 255) Who is X?
35. (page 260) What breaks up Elle and Koren's friendship?
36. (page 267) Why does Koren try to stop drinking at the end of her junior year?
Liquid Heart
37. (page 275) What happens when Koren stops drinking during the summer?
38. (page 279) Who is Vanessa?
39. (page 279) How does Vanessa convince Koren to start drinking again?
40. (page 282) Koren has always preferred booze to ______________________?
41. (page 288) What happens to Koren at the New Year's Party 2002?
42. (page 296) What is the most informed argument against underage drinking Koren has heard?
The End Has No End
43. (page 310) What does Koren learn about drinking and work?
The Still To Learn
44. (page 320) Why is the Fifth Avenue sleepover a significant event for Koren?
45. (page 330) Who is Koren's first honest friend?
46. (page 330) Why is this particular friendship a good friendship for her?
47. (page 333) What has Koren learned in writing this book?