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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. What is happening when Ellie goes inside her house?

2. How is Will's dog similar to King Arthur's dog?

3. What does the Lady of Shalott do when the man she loves rejects her?

4. Why is Jennifer crying in one of the bathroom stalls?

5. What does Ellie think about when she goes to the girl's bathroom at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ellie realize about the story about Arthur's birth and the gossip about Will's family?

2. What do Ellie and Jennifer talk about in the girls' bathroom?

3. What happens in the aftermath of the revelation about Lance and Jennifer's relationship?

4. What does Mrs. Wagner say when she calls Ellie that gets Ellie worried?

5. What does Ellie suggest Will do concerning his father pressuring him about the naval academy?

6. What does Marco do with the sailboat when he spies a group of kids in an old, battered boat?

7. What does Jennifer say about Ellie and Will?

8. What does Ellie decide to take with her to the ravine? How does the Darkness seem to react to her doing so?

9. Why does Will have to dive into the water? What is Jennifer's response?

10. What question does Marco scream at his mother? What does he do after she replies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Avalon High based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Avalon High is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider Avalon High a successful novel? What about young teens?

Essay Topic 2

Ellie confronts her fears by going to the party and seeing Will. Not only does she confront fears about social situations with popular people, but she also needs to make sure that Will and Jennifer are a true couple. Will feels that he has met Ellie before, perhaps in a different life. He tells Ellie that Lance and Jennifer think he is nuts, but he believes what he is telling Ellie.

1. Discuss what Ellie demonstrates about herself by confronting her fears and going to Will's party. Use examples from Avalon High and your own life to support your answer.

2. Discuss what Ellie demonstrates about herself that she wants to make certain that Will and Jennifer are a couple so she does not interfere with that. What does this say about her values, her morals, and her character? Use examples from Avalon High and your own life to support your answer.

3. Do you think a person can meet a stranger and feel like they've known that person? Why or why not? Use examples from Avalon High and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of good vs evil in Avalon High. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with good vs evil? Why? What are some symbols of good vs evil? Symbols of good? Symbols of evil? Which characters seem good? Which characters seem evil?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in Avalon High. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of destiny in Avalon High. Consider these questions and any others that come to mind: How is destiny portrayed in the lives of the main characters? How is destiny contradicted by the actions of the characters? What kind of destiny was changed by the end of Avalon High? What is the plot suggesting about destiny?

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