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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. Why does Tyler's mother reschedule the family's appointment on Friday?
2. What does Tyler allow Chip to do?
3. How does Tyler apologize to Bethany?
4. What does Hannah do before she goes into the school building?
5. What is distracting Tyler from doing his homework?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Bethany's presence in Tyler's life make school bearable for him?
2. What happens in Hannah's field hockey game and how does her dad respond?
3. What is the video-game scenario that Tyler is playing?
4. What does Tyler do for dinner when he thinks he is alone, and what does he do when he notices his father is home?
5. Describe Tyler's visit to his probation officer in Chapter Thirty-one..
6. What happens when Tyler delivers the cake to the Milbury's home?
7. What happens when Chip Milbury sees Tyler?
8. 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?
9. What does Tyler ask his mom to buy him, and what is her response?
10. What does Tyler do as a job during the summer, and how does that help him at times?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the following:
1. What is foreshadow? List and discuss as many incidences of foreshadow in Twisted as you can. Describe the clue and the element that the clue foreshadows. What contribution does foreshadow make to a book?
2. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Twisted and your own live to support your opinion.
Essay Topic 2
Often a book has a plot that more character driven than action driven, and often it is the other way around. Some books seem to balance the two types of plots. Discuss the following:
1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?
2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?
3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?
4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.
5. What type of plot do you think Twisted is? Explain your response.
Essay Topic 3
Characters are an important part of what makes Twisted interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Tyler. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? How does Anderson develop Tyler's character? Use specific examples from the text to support your ideas.
2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Bethany. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? How does Anderson develop Bethany's character? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Mr. Miller. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? How does Anderson develop Mr. Miller's character? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
4. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Mrs. MIller. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? How does Anderson develop Mrs. Miller's character? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
5. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Hannah. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? How does Anderson develop Hannah's character? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
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