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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 she think of concerning Bryce?

2. How does Robert react to the music?

3. What is Grandpa's response to Patsy's announcement?

4. What surprises Lynetta and Bryce?

5. What do Juli, her father and David do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Juli, her father and David go for ice cream?

2. Why does Bryce do for Juli as a good-will offering?

3. What happens with the bidding for Bryce?

4. What is the Booster Club auction and how are the boys chosen?

5. What does Lynetta play on the stereo and what are the adults tempted to do?

6. What happens in the library between Garrett and Bryce?

7. What is Juli forced to realize about her family?

8. How do Juli and Chet work together?

9. What does Juli feel when she hears about Shelly and Bryce?

10. Why does Juli end up betting her egg money and who does she win?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of Flipped and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why Flipped is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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