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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 Bryce do after his mother opens the front door?

2. What does the family name the dog?

3. How does Lynetta make things difficult for Bryce?

4. How does Juli help Bryce sometimes with the spelling tests?

5. What does Bryce decide to do to make up for hurting Juli's feelings?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Juli stay up in the tree one day instead of getting on the bus?

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

3. What happens when Juli sees Bryce with Shelly Stalls?

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

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

6. How does Juli "befriend" the old sycamore tree?

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

8. What happens the day Bryce starts second grade?

9. How does Juli end up selling eggs, and why does she give eggs to Mrs. Loski?

10. What does Grandpa reveal about the Baker's financial situation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A minor subplot in the book concerns the character of David, who is Juli's uncle and is in an institution for people who cannot function independently. Discuss the following:

1. Discuss David's characteristics and why he is in an institution.

2. Do you think David's younger brother is morally responsible for assuming the financial burden for David even when it impacts his own family?

3. How much can you deduce about the character of Robert by how he handles his older brother's situation and interacts with David? Give examples.

4. Bryce wonders to himself if his father Rick would have handled Bryce the same way as Robert handles David if Bryce had been injured to that degree at birth. What do you think? Why? Give examples.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Flipped based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Flipped is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider Flipped a successful novel? What about young teens?

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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