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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 Liam invite Regan to do?
2. Where does Chris ask Regan to go with him on Saturday night?
3. Why does Regan lock herself in the girl's room at school?
4. What is Liam doing when Regan gets inside the Materas house?
5. What does Liam offer to do for Regan to help her out on Saturday?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Luna say when Luna wakes Regan the next morning?
2. Why is Liam so happy the evening when he comes home from dinner with Teri Lynn?
3. What does Regan leave for Liam Saturday morning?
4. What does Regan and Liam's mother do after Elise calls her Monday morning?
5. How does Regan think Chris feels towards her and what does she resolve to tell Chris?
6. Describe Regan's conversation with her father in the basement of their house.
7. Describe the series of things that happen as Regan tries to get back to the Materas home.
8. What happens when Liam tries to give Regan a ride to school on Monday morning?
9. What does Regan find when she goes inside the Materas house?
10. Describe the incident that made Regan realize her brother was different?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:
1. Fully explain why you think "Luna" is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?
2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.
3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.
4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?
Essay Topic 2
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?
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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