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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. Where is Julie when they came to cut down the tree?

2. In what grade does Juli begin to raise chickens?

3. What kind of student is Julie?

4. What does Bryce notice Juli doing?

5. What does Juli think is neighborly to do when Bryce's family moves in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Bryce finally reestablish communication with Juli?

4. What does Juli continue to do throughout grade school and how does she excuse Bryce's indifference?

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

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

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

8. What kind of student is Juli?

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

10. What does Juli tell the principal and what does the principal advise Juli?

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

There are a number of interesting questions raised by Flipped. Questions that Van Draanen most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Van Draanen' agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Van Draanen's probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

4. Research the life of Van Draanen and see if/where his life may have influenced her writing.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Flipped.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Flipped. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Flipped. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

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