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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 prompts Tyler to finally go to bed?
2. Why does Tyler carry Bethany upstairs?
3. At what event does Tyler remember having fun with his father?
4. How many hours of homework does Tyler figure he has that night?
5. How does Tyler apologize to Bethany?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are other students viewing Tyler differently than in past years, and how does Hannah feel about the change?
2. Describe why Tyler has to rescue Yoda in the boy's locker room.
3. What happens when Tyler delivers the cake to the Milbury's home?
4. What happens when Chip Milbury sees Tyler?
5. Describe Tyler's visit to his probation officer in Chapter Thirty-one..
6. What does Tyler do for dinner when he thinks he is alone, and what does he do when he notices his father is home?
7. How does Tyler act when Bethany comes over to say hello to Tyler's mother?
8. About what do Tyler and Hannah disagree on the first day of school, and who wins the argument?
9. What does Tyler do in retaliation for having to quit his job?
10. What is Tyler doing at the opening of Chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following:
1. Trace and analyze the theme of personal growth in Twisted. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth that are used in Twisted? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid? Which character(s) seems to demonstrate a growth in maturity or character by the end of Twisted? Refer to the text to support your ideas.
2. Trace and analyze the theme of personal power in Twisted. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess personal power? Why? Which characters come to have personal power by the end of the novel? Refer to the text to support your ideas.
3. What is the difference between personal power and aggression? Describe incidents in Twisted that reflect personal power and incidents that represent aggression.
4. Trace and analyze the theme of perseverance in Twisted. How did Tyler persevere? How did perseverance help him? How did perseverance occasionally turn into stubbornness and hurt Tyler?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss one of the following:
1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Twisted.
2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Twisted. How is the theme represented by imagery? By the character development? By the action?
3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Twisted. How are the themes represented by imagery? By the character development? By the action?
Essay Topic 3
Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?
2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Twisted help a reader know himself or herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Twisted? Why or why not. Use examples from Twisted and your own life to support your answer.
3. Choose one specific incident in Twisted to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would have responded
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