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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 happens when Lance tries to engage Marco in a fight?

2. Where are Ellie's parents?

3. Why does Mr. Morton say Ellie cannot help Will?

4. Why does Mr. Morton say he was teaching at the school?

5. What does Marco call Lance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ellie face when she arrives at Mr. Morton's apartment? What does she do

2. What does Jennifer say about Ellie and Will?

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

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

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

6. Why does Mr. Morton say Ellie cannot help the situation?

7. What happens when Marco arrives at the conference room?

8. Why is Mr. Morton annoyed with Lance on Monday morning? How does Jennifer defend Lance to Mr. Morton?

9. What do Will and Ellie do after their talk about Jennifer and Lance?

10. What does Jennifer do when she gets home from sailing? How do her parents act?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Avalon High is one book in a series of novels involving Ellie and Will and many of the other characters.

1. What are two advantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.

2. What are two disadvantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.

3. Do you prefer to read a standalone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.

4. Do you think it is easier or more difficult (or about the same) to write a standalone book versus one in a series? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Avalon High, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in Avalon High. (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

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

2. Who is/are the antagonists of Avalon High 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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