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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. Where is Tyler's dad while Tyler is sleeping?

2. What word is misspelled on the football field?

3. What does Tyler do after loading his father's gun?

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

5. Why do the police come back to talk to Tyler?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can't Tyler and Hannah sleep, and what does Hannah tell Tyler when she comes to his room?

2. Why does Tyler apologize to Bethany, and what is her response?

3. Describe Tyler's confrontation with his father in the basement

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

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

6. What has happened to the football field, and what does it worry Tyler?

7. What happens on Friday at school?

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

9. What happens when Tyler's father comes home the night of the homecoming game?

10. What does Tyler tell the principal about attending classes, and how does the principal feel about what Tyler tells him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? List and define the most important elements of plot. Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Twisted, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the elements of plot? Why or why not?

3. Identify the major sub-plots in Twisted and their elements (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). What is the relationship or function of the sub-plots to the main plot? Are Twisted's sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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