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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 Juli climb one day?

2. What does Juli's father help her build?

3. What disappoints Bryce about Junior High?

4. What does Juli see Shelly doing with Bryce?

5. What does Bryce's grandfather say Bryce should do the next time Bryce has to make a choice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bryce hurt Juli's feelings terribly?

2. What changes happen when Bryce is in the seventh grade?

3. What happens that Juli gets embarrassed in front of Bryce one day?

4. How does Bryce finally reestablish communication with Juli?

5. How does Bryce learn about the condition of Juli's backyard?

6. What happens when Bryce is seven and why is he upset about the process of moving in?

7. Why does Juli take her chicken eggs to school and what does she do with them after they hatch?

8. How does Bryce's father help him and his older sister hinder him in his hiding efforts?

9. When and why does Juli get involved raising chickens?

10. What does Juli's father do for a living and for a hobby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 Flipped help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Flipped? Why or why not.

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

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the characters of Juli and Bryce. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of Bryce's father and Juli's father. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in Flipped help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.

Essay Topic 3

Over the course of Flipped, Byrce grows as a person in both complexity and understanding. Flipped might be considered a slice of Bryce's larger story of his "coming of age." It might be said that Flipped is a "bildungsroman" of Bryce Loski. 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 Bryce as he changes from a more carefree, innocent boy to a wiser, young man. What are the significant events that change Bryce?

3. After thoroughly analyzing Bryce's growth throughout Flipped, do you think Flipped could be considered Bryce's Coming of Age story? Why or why not?

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

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