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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 have five JV football players done to Yoda?

2. Why does Tyler have advanced placement (AP) classes?

3. In what level of hell does Tyler keep drowning?

4. For whom does Tyler's mother offer excuses?

5. How does Tyler apologize to Bethany?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tyler do as a job during the summer, and how does that help him at times?

2. How are Tyler's parents described?

3. What is Tyler doing at the opening of Chapter 1?

4. Why happens when Tyler is called into Mr. Hughes' office in Chapter Thirty?

5. How do Tyler and Hannah get to school, and why is Yoda distracted driving the car?

6. How much homework does Tyler figure he has on his first night of the new school year, and what does he think he needs to do about his course schedule?

7. What is Hannah wearing to school in Chapter Twenty-nine, and what discussion does her outfit prompt?

8. What is Tyler forced to wear for the Christmas photo shoot, and why does the session not happen?

9. Describe Tyler's visit to his probation officer in Chapter Thirty-one..

10. What does Bethany do in the cafeteria one day at lunch that makes Tyler glad to be alive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The scene with the gun in Tyler's father's bedroom is enlightening. Tyler has long tried to fulfill his father's image. He is trying to live up to his father's expectations and everyone else's. He feels that he has failed. Then, he realizes that he is bigger than they are, not less, and that he can be more than what they think. It takes him putting the gun in his mouth and debating to realize that this is not what he wants.

1. Discuss the ways in which you see Tyler attempting to fulfill his father's image. Use examples from Twisted to support your answer.

2. Discuss why it might not be healthy for someone to try to live up to other people's expectations. Use examples from your own life and Twisted to support your answer.

3. Discuss the ways in which Tyler might be considered bigger than those who harass him or do not believe in him. Use examples from Twisted to support your answer.

4. Looking ahead five years in Tyler's life, when he is around 23, how do you think his life will be different from what it was up until he was eighteen, due to the awareness he had in the bedroom? Use examples from Twisted to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre," and name and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the youth novel genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous. Give examples, if possible.

3. What do you think is the difference between a youth novel and an historical novel or a mystery? In your opinion, can a novel represent more than one genre?

Essay Topic 3

Tyler's obsession with Hell and his thoughts about life continue to be more depressing. Will he ever manage to gain control of his life or his thoughts? Will he escape the pain that seems to constantly swarm into his life. His social standing is bad enough, but then being bullied relentlessly is heart-wrenching. The fact that the principal and his father seem to assume he is guilty and just want to remove him from the situation doesn't help him. His mother's support gives him some hope, even though he decides to be away from the students. It is understandable, as nobody wants to be constantly harassed and bullied physically, emotionally, or socially, which is what is happening to Tyler.

1. Do you think Tyler playing a video game where the person is in hell is harmful to him given his situation? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and Twisted to support your answer.

2. If you were asked to talk to the principal and Tyler's father about Tyler, what would you say to convince them he is not guilty? Use examples from your own life and Twisted to support your answer.

3. Discuss, in depths, reasons you think some people have the need and/or desire to bully another person. Use examples from your own life and Twisted to support your answer.

4. Discuss ways in which you think Tyler's mother could have been a more positive influence on his situation. Use examples from your own life and Twisted to support your answer.

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