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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 Kylie agree to go see with Lucas?

2. Where does Kylie realize she is at the beginning to chapter 42?

3. What does Holiday announce about Shadow Falls Camp Academy?

4. Who does Kylie defend to Holiday?

5. What does Kylie realize Lucas is doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Kylie agree to go with Lucas?

2. What does Kylie witness when in the body of the ghost soldier?

3. Why does Kylie stand up to Holiday?

4. What happens when Kylie calls her father about parents' day?

5. What does Kylie want to do for Della and what is Della's response?

6. What does Kylie look for when she sees her mother and what are Kylie's conclusions?

7. Who visits Lucas on parents' day and why does Kylie find it odd?

8. How does Kylie exasperate Holiday?

9. What does Kylie ask her mother in an email?

10. Why is Kylie jealous concerning Derek?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kylie continues to grasp at straws to explain alternatives to her supernatural powers. Holiday says one or the other of Kylie's parents is probably supernatural in order for Kylie to have the power, but says that in rare situations the power might skip an entire generation. Kylie doesn't believe any of her grandparents had any supernatural powers either, but she admits she can't be sure. Another possibility is that she has either a brain tumor or is simply "loony." It's a statement of how desperately Kylie wants to be normal that she's hoping she is either crazy or has a brain tumor in order to explain her power.

1. Discuss reasons someone like Kylie might try to deny she has supernatural powers. Use examples from your own life and "Born at Midnight" to support your answer.

2. Define the psychological defense mechanism known as denial and explain why it might be harmful and helpful to Kylie. Use examples from your own life and the text to support your answer.

3. Discuss the foreshadowing in the above paragraph. Explain why it might invoke suspense and how it might enhance the readers' enjoyment of "Born at Midnight". Use examples from your own life and "Born at Midnight" to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Sometimes a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and sometimes it is the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think "Born at Midnight" is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?

2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as "Born at Midnight" help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Born at Midnight? Why or why not. Use examples from "Born at Midnight" and your own life to support your answer.

3. Choose one specific incident in "Born at Midnight" to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would respond.

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