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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 does Sara give Kylie at the party that Kylie does not want?

2. Of what does Holiday seem oblivious?

3. What could keep Miranda from becoming high priestess of her coven?

4. In response to what does Kylie say her life is too complicated?

5. Who is looking for Kylie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kylie ask Derek to do and what is his response?

2. What happens in Kylie's interview with the FRU men?

3. What do Kylie and Della talk about as they are walking to the group campfire?

4. What is Kylie's family situation at the opening to the novel?

5. Why do the campers wiggle their eyebrows and what do they believe about Kylie concerning communicating with them?

6. Why does Lucas confront Derek?

7. What does Kylie ask Helen to do and what is the result?

8. Why does Kylie feel embarrassed about cuddling with a kitten?

9. What does Kylie observe on the bus that is taking her to camp?

10. How did Helen help her sister?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of C. C. Hunter.

2. What in Hunter's background may have helped her in writing Born at Midnight? What may have influenced the way she depicts various characters and scenes?

3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.

4. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

5. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Hunter's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Hunter's probable agenda concerning that idea.

6. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface? Why or why not?

7. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author? Explain your answer with examples.

Essay Topic 2

Over the course of "Born at Midnight", Kylie grows as a person in both complexity and understanding. "Born at Midnight" might be considered a slice of Kylie's larger story of her "coming of age." It might be said that it is a "bildungsroman" of Kylie Galen. Discuss the following:

1. Define Bildungsroman, or "Coming of Age," and give several examples from literature you have read.

2. Trace and analyze the character of Kylie as she changes from having little knowledge of herself or the world to a wiser, young woman. What are the significant events that change Kylie?

3. After thoroughly analyzing Kylie's growth throughout Born at Midnight, do you think "Born at Midnight" could be considered Kylie's Coming of Age story? Why or why not?

4. Are there any other characters in "Born at Midnight" who go through a Coming of Age experience? Who? Why do you think so?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why? Use examples from the text of "Born at Midnight" to support your answer.

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why? Use examples from "Born at Midnight" to support your answer.

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot? Use examples from "Born at Midnight" and your own life to support your answer.

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain. Use examples from the story to support your answer.

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