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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 Kat say about Dennis' choice in medical fields?
2. What does Dennis decide to do about the pursuers?
3. What is one field Dennis tells the angels he is considering?
4. What does an angel order Dennis to do?
5. Who catches Dennis as he is falling?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Dennis confronts the angel-ghosts?
2. What does Dennis decide as he is sitting at his desk thinking about the angels' attacks?
3. What happens when Dennis bites the orange ghost?
4. What happens when Dennis conducts a prostate exam on a patient?
5. What does Dennis realize as he is running?
6. What are some confused thoughts Dennis is having about his life?
7. What is wrong with Dennis' mother?
8. What does Dennis decide and what does he not look forward to doing?
9. How does Dennis become closer to his friends and what is Ipsha's reaction to Kat?
10. What assignment does Dennis receive in microbiology class?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose one of the following to discuss:
1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in "Level Up". Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Yang chooses the symbols he does?
2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Yang chooses the metaphors she does?
3. Discuss Yang's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, cliff hangers, deux ex machina, etc.), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Yang use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme)
Essay Topic 2
Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Gene Luen Yang.
2. What in Yang's background may have helped him in writing "Level Up"? What may have influenced the way he depicts various characters and scenes?
3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.
Essay Topic 3
Level Up belongs to the graphic novel genre. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the graphic novel genre.
2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a writing by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.
3. What do you think is the difference between a graphic novel and a regular novel, besides just having illustrations?
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