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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 Bryce decide to do one day after coming home from playing basketball with Garrett?

3. Why does Bryce feel like a jerk?

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

5. What do Garrett and Bryce decide to do at Juli's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bryce end up in the principal's office?

2. What kind of student is Juli?

3. About what is Bryce right concerning Juli?

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

5. What bothers Bryce one day when he goes to the Baker's to get his sister?

6. What does Juli think is neighborly to do and why does she want to help Bryce?

7. Describe the conversation Juli and her father have about Bryce.

8. How does Bryce finally reestablish communication with Juli?

9. How does Bryce feel when Juli arrives at his house with some eggs for the family?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 Flipped, 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 Flipped. (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

Flipped belongs to the teen novel genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the teen novel genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a teen novel and a historical novel mystery?

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