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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 does Dennis awaken?

2. What is one field Dennis tells the angels he is considering?

3. How does Dennis escape his room?

4. How does Dennis begin his talk with the angels after getting their attention?

5. Who catches Dennis as he is falling?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dennis' father explain about the visions?

2. What is wrong with Dennis' mother?

3. What does Dennis realize as he is running?

4. What does Dennis say to the angels about quitting medical school?

5. What does Kat say about Dennis' belief in his destiny to become a Gastroenterologist, and what does Dennis think about her words?

6. What happens when Dennis confronts the angel-ghosts?

7. What is another vision Dennis has when he eats the rest of the ghosts?

8. What happens to Dennis in microbiology class on Monday?

9. Who are a couple people Dennis first meets upon starting medical school?

10. How does Dennis escape his room and what do the angels do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Level Up belongs to the graphic novel genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the graphic novel genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a writing by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a graphic novel and a regular novel, besides just having illustrations?

Essay Topic 2

At first Dennis found everything perfect at med school. He met a diverse group of fellow classmates. A girl from India was fulfilling her family tradition by becoming a surgeon. She was satisfied with complying with her family's wishes that she follow in their footsteps. Kat was a more independent person. She thought Dennis should make his own decisions and not get caught up with what his parents wanted him to become. Hector was a former athlete and playboy who learned to become a more serious student after flunking out of Harvard and becoming involved in a car accident in which he was seriously injured.

1. Discuss, in depth, why Ipsha felt the need to become a surgeon to maintain her family tradition. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think Kat's attitude was healthier and more mature than Ipsha's? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Compare flunking out of Harvard with being in a car accident and discuss which event you think had more influence on Hector. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

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