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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 a man tell Dennis when Dennis meets him in an electronics store?

2. What does an angel order Dennis to do?

3. Who catches Dennis as he is falling?

4. What does Kat say about Dennis' choice in medical fields?

5. What does each student have to collect for microbiology class?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the four friends drift away from studying together?

2. What happens when Dennis bites the orange ghost?

3. How does Dennis become closer to his friends and what is Ipsha's reaction to Kat?

4. What happens when Dennis conducts a prostate exam on a patient?

5. What is another vision Dennis has when he eats the rest of the ghosts?

6. What are some confused thoughts Dennis is having about his life?

7. Who are a couple people Dennis first meets upon starting medical school?

8. How does Dennis escape his room and what do the angels do?

9. Why does Ipsha leave the classroom in tears and what does she tell Dennis about a person's family's expectations?

10. What does Dennis say to the angels about quitting medical school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Over the course of "Level Up", Dennis grows as a person in both complexity and understanding. Level Up might be considered a slice of Dennis' larger story of his "coming of age." It might be said that Level Up is a "bildungsroman" of Dennis Ouyang . Discuss the following:

1. Define Bildungsroman, or "Coming of Age," and give several examples from literature you have read.

2. Trace and analyze the character of Dennis as he changes from a more carefree, innocent boy to a wiser, young man. What are the significant events that change Dennis?

3. After thoroughly analyzing Dennis' growth throughout Level Up, do you think "Level Up" could be considered Dennis' Coming of Age story? Why or why not?

4. Are there any other characters in "Level Up" who go through a Coming of Age experience? Who? Why do you think so?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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