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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. Who watches Juli as she climbs the tree that day?

2. What does Bryce do after his mother opens the front door?

3. About what does Patsy compliment her father?

4. For what do the kids wait at the sycamore tree?

5. What does Juli's father do for her to help her with her grief about the tree?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where do the kids wait for the bus and what does Juli do one day for Bryce while waiting for the bus?

4. What does Bryce observe Juli doing and what does he want to do?

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

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

7. What does Bryce's grandfather point out about Juli in the newspaper?

8. How does Juli again rescue Bryce in the sixth grade?

9. How does Bryce finally reestablish communication with Juli?

10. What does Juli do just when Bryce's mother opens the front door and what is Bryce's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choose one of the following to discuss:

1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in Flipped. Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Van Draanen chooses the symbols she does?

2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Van Draanen chooses the metaphors she does?

3. Discuss Van Draanen's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, clifthangers, deux ex machina, etc...), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Van Draanen use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme).

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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