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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 Regan call Luna?

2. What is Liam doing as he watches and listens to her mother talk about an account she wants to land?

3. Why is Liam's father upset about Liam's baseball team situation?

4. Why does Luna cry that night?

5. What time is it when Regan wakes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the incident in chemistry class when Regan burns her arm.

2. What do Regan and Liam discuss about their father?

3. What are Liam and Aly doing in the basement and what does Liam do to earn money?

4. To what does Regan flashback when she hears Liam playing music in his room?

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

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

7. Why is Regan having difficulty concentrating and who causes her more trouble?

8. What does Aly remember about Liam's ninth birthday?

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

10. What are the consequences of Liam and Regan getting home late and how does Liam feel about the whole experience of going to the mall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss "Luna" based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if it is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider "Luna" a successful novel? What about young teens?

Essay Topic 2

Regan remembers an instance from her childhood when Liam begged Mom to remove his penis; she realizes Mom has always known that Liam was really a girl. She does not understand why Mom was not there for Liam. She could have made his life easier by raising him as a girl, but of course, she was scared of Dad's reaction. She should have told Dad so he would not have made Liam feel like a failure as a son. Realizing Mom never questioned the disappearance of her pills that Liam stole for his suicide attempt, Regan suspects her Mom left them out on purpose and begins to fear that her mother is a monster, willing to kill her son because he is actually her daughter.

1. Discuss what might have happened to Liam's mother when he told her to remove his penis that affected her for the rest of her time as a mother. Use examples from your own life and the text to support your answer.

2. Discuss the ways in which Liam's life would have been easier if his mother had raised him as a girl. Use examples from your own life and the novel to support your answer.

3. Do you think Liam's mother wanted Liam to commit suicide? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and "Luna" to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Over the course of "Luna", Regan grows as a person in both complexity and understanding. "Luna" might be considered a slice of Regan's larger story of her "coming of age." It might be said that the book is a "bildungsroman" of Regan O'Neill's life. 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 Regan as she changes from a more carefree, innocent girl to a wiser, young woman. What are the significant events that change Regan?

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

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

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