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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. Who does Yoda have a crush on?
2. What does Tyler help his mother do?
3. Why does Yoda become manager of the JV football team?
4. How does Tyler's father respond to anything Tyler says?
5. Who is Bethany Milbury?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Tyler ask his mom to buy him, and what is her response?
2. Describe Tyler's visit to his probation officer in Chapter Thirty-one..
3. What does Tyler do in retaliation for having to quit his job?
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. How does Bethany's presence in Tyler's life make school bearable for him?
6. Describe why Tyler has to rescue Yoda in the boy's locker room.
7. 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?
8. What happens when Chip Milbury sees Tyler?
9. What does Tyler say about what he dubs as "semi-nude" day?
10. What is the result of Chip pushing Tyler?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Is Tyler's life really so bad that he should commit suicide? Tyler decides it would be easier to just run away. He thinks that this will solve his problems, and that he can have a new start. Running away as a solution is not atypical for some teenagers; he isn't alone in these feelings. While, things in his life are worse than for many, running away rarely solves a person's problems. Would it really be a clean start? Would he really get to have a better life?
1. Do you think suicide is ever justified? If not, why not? If so, do you believe that Tyler's life is bad enough to commit suicide over? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and Twisted to support your answer.
2. Discuss, in depth, why running away, literally or figuratively, does not necessarily solve a person's problems. Use examples from your own life and Twisted to support your answer.
4. Do you agree with Janitor Joe's assessment of Tyler? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and Twisted to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Many novels, perhaps a majority of novels, end on a happy note. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think many (most?) people want a novel to end with what they consider a happy or good ending? Explain your opinion. Do you want a happy ending? Why or why not?
2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss Twisted in light of each one. Does Twisted fulfill all three, two, or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why Twisted is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.
3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, or stimulate thought? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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