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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. For whom does Juli root to win Bryce's lunch?

2. What do Matt and Mike want to do after high school?

3. With what is David's wall covered?

4. Upon what does Patsy insist the next morning?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Juli and Chet work together?

2. What do Bryce and his grandpa discuss concerning Juli?

3. What is wrong with Juli's chickens and what advice does she get about them?

4. What happens between Juli and Bryce when the Baker family arrive for dinner at the Loski household?

5. Where is Juli's father going on an early Sunday morning and what does Juli decide to do?

6. Why does Bryce confess to his mother about the eggs, and what is her response?

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

8. Describe the conversation between Juli and her parents about their yard?

9. Describe the conversation between Juli and her father on their way home from visiting David.

10. About what do Rick and Lynetta fight, and what happens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the characters of Juli and Bryce. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of Bryce's father and Juli's father. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in Flipped help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.

Essay Topic 2

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think Flipped is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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