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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 do Dennis' friends think is wrong with Dennis?
2. What do the angels admit?
3. What does Dennis do after quitting medical school?
4. What is Ipsha's family's long-standing tradition?
5. What knocks Dennis over?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the four friends drift away from studying together?
2. What happens when Dennis bites the orange ghost?
3. Why does Ipsha leave the classroom in tears and what does she tell Dennis about a person's family's expectations?
4. What is Dennis mumbling about at the hospital and how do his friends react?
5. What does Dennis realize as he is running?
6. How does Dennis end up in the hospital?
7. What happens to Dennis in microbiology class on Monday?
8. What happens when Dennis conducts a prostate exam on a patient?
9. What does Dennis' father explain about the visions?
10. What happens to Kat when she is ten years old?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Dennis Ouyang struggled between two cultures. As an Asian American, his father believed in a strong, almost punishing work ethic and eating "bitterness," to build character. By this phrase, his father meant that his children will grow to adulthood possessing a good character and work ethic if they are not spoiled as children. But Dennis was in America and most of his classmates were not Asian.
1. Do you think a strong work ethic builds character? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
2. Do you think Mr. Ouyang was too hard on Dennis? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
3. Do you think the way that Mr. Ouyang was raising Dennis was not typical of other, non-Asian Americans? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
There are a number of interesting questions raised by "Level Up". Questions that Yang 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 Yang' agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Yang' 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 Yang and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.
Essay Topic 3
1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in "Level Up"? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?
2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in "Level Up" 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 Level Up and your own live to support your opinion.
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