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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 lie does Tyler tell Hannah?

2. Where does Tyler have to go during school the next day?

3. Where do Tyler and Yoda go?

4. What does Tyler tell his father Tyler is going to do?

5. What does Tyler realize when he looks in his dad's mirror?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bethany invite Tyler to do a couple of weeks later?

2. What does Tyler do in his father's bedroom?

3. How does Tyler feel after the party, and what does he do?

4. How does Hannah find out that Tyler is planning to leave home?

5. What does Tyler find when he arrives at school on the Monday after the party?

6. What do the individual members of Tyler's family do on homecoming night?

7. Why does Tyler mow the lawn, and what happens at the bonfire?

8. Why does Hannah come into Tyler's room when he is playing Tophet?

9. How does Bethany act towards Tyler and does he act chivalrous?

10. Why does Tyler walk to a party and what is it like when he arrives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. In your opinion, what are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Twisted based upon the criteria you list in #1 and judge if Twisted is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if the novel is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider Twisted a successful novel? What about young teens?

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

Tyler finally decides to take control of his own life. First, he needs to work out some aggression in a positive way, rather than berating himself or attacking others. He goes to a batting cage.

1. Discuss reasons why you think Tyler has so much anger and aggression in him. Use examples from your own life and Twisted to support your answer.

2. Discuss various other ways Tyler could work out his aggression, besides hitting baseballs. Use examples from your own life and Twisted to support your answer.

3. Discuss, in depth, why Tyler's confrontation with Chip is healing for Tyler. Use examples Twisted to support your answer.

4. Do you think that, by the end of Twisted, Tyler has solved all his problems? Why or why not? Refer to Twist's text to support your answers.

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