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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 is Grandpa's response to Patsy's announcement?

2. How does Bryce feel about being chosen?

3. What does Patsy announce about the Bakers?

4. What does she think of concerning Bryce?

5. What surprises Juli about Trina?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Patsy insist upon the next morning and what does she announce?

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

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

4. What surprises Juli about something Lynetta does at dinner and her mother's response?

5. Who does Garrett say will be in a bidding war for Garrett?

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

7. What happens in the library at school one day?

8. What happens with the bidding for Bryce?

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

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

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

Bryce's father (in the situation with the eggs) is trying to get Bryce to be direct but he's taking the wrong approach by ridiculing him. Rick is advising his son to communicate but he has very poor communication skills himself. Discuss the following:

1. What is irony?

2. How do you think the situation of Bryce's father in this instance is ironic?

3. Discuss several other ironic situations in Flipped. Give examples to illustrate your ideas.

4. Why do you think irony is often included in a work of fiction?

5. People often confuse irony with sarcasm. What do you think is the difference between irony and sarcasm? Which is more sophisticated?

Essay Topic 3

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in Flipped? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in Flipped including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Flipped and your own live to support your opinion.

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