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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 happens when Regan's chemistry teacher notes the relationship between Regan and Liam?

2. Why is the mall nearly empty?

3. What does Liam and Regan's dad do when they return from the mall?

4. What is Dana International?

5. What role did Regan play when she and Liam played house as children?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Liam say he wants to do to himself and why does he feel this way?

2. What two negative experiences does Luna have while at the mall?

3. What thoughts go through Regan's head about the shopping experience with Luna?

4. How does Luna feel after leaving the mall, and how does Regan respond?

5. What class is Regan anxious to get to that morning and what happens in the class that makes Regan feel great?

6. What does Regan tell Luna when s/he wakes Regan in the middle of the night and how does Luna feel about it?

7. Why do Carmen and Regan essentially end their friendship?

8. Describe the interaction between Liam and his father about the topic of baseball.

9. What does Regan see in Liam that her parents do not, and what happened to Lia Marie on Liam's ninth birthday?

10. What does Regan think concerning Liam and gender?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Liam picks Regan up, he laments being forced to act like a boy; he cannot continue living this way as it depresses him and makes him suicidal. Regan hates school because she isolates herself as her way of coping. Liam is closed into his bedroom, listening to Dana International, and the music forces Regan to recall when she heard it and entered Liam's room to find an empty prescription bottle. She begged him to throw up, but he did not take them. He pleaded for her to help him, but she flushed the pills down the toilet and gave him her new nightgown.

1. What do you think Regan should do when Liam talks about suicide? Do you think she handles such events in the book well? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and Luna to support your answer.

2. Discuss the reasons Regan isolates herself from her peers besides the obvious one that she does not want anyone to know about Liam. These might include mental, emotional and physical reasons. Use examples from your own life and Luna to support your answer.

3. Do you think children should be pressured to participate in activities in which they are not interested? Why or why not? These activities might include sports, academic clubs, social clubs, church, and family events. Use examples from your own life and Luna to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?

2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as "Luna" help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Luna? Why or why not.

3. Choose one specific incident in "Luna" to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would respond.

Essay Topic 3

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 Julie Anne Peters.

2. What in Peters' background may have helped her in writing "Luna"? What may have influenced the way she 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.

4. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

5. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Peters' agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Peters' probable agenda concerning that idea.

6. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface? Why or why not?

7. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author? Explain your answer with examples.

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