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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 does Hannah come in to show Tyler when he is playing Tophet?

2. What does Tyler want to find out from his probation officer?

3. What does Hannah think Tyler should do about Bethany?

4. How does the guidance counselor respond?

5. Where does Tyler go after the party?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Tyler first go to kill himself, and who helps him not to do it?

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

4. What happens when Tyler is called to Mr. Hughes' office?

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

6. What happens when Tyler returns from the basement with the dictionary?

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

8. Why do the police come to Tyler's house, and what do they do?

9. Upon the advice of Yoda, what does Tyler do at a batting cage ?

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

The scene with the gun in Tyler's father's bedroom is enlightening. Tyler has long tried to fulfill his father's image. He is trying to live up to his father's expectations and everyone else's. He feels that he has failed. Then, he realizes that he is bigger than they are, not less, and that he can be more than what they think. It takes him putting the gun in his mouth and debating to realize that this is not what he wants.

1. Discuss the ways in which you see Tyler attempting to fulfill his father's image. Use examples from Twisted to support your answer.

2. Discuss why it might not be healthy for someone to try to live up to other people's expectations. Use examples from your own life and Twisted to support your answer.

3. Discuss the ways in which Tyler might be considered bigger than those who harass him or do not believe in him. Use examples from Twisted to support your answer.

4. Looking ahead five years in Tyler's life, when he is around 23, how do you think his life will be different from what it was up until he was eighteen, due to the awareness he had in the bedroom? Use examples from Twisted to support your answer.

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

Discuss the following:

1. Define protagonist. Who is/are the protagonist(s) in Twisted? Refer to the text to support your answer.

2. Define antagonist. Who is/are the antagonist(s) in Twisted? Refer to the text to support your answer.

3. Which three secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot of Twisted? Refer to the text to support your answer.

4. Are any of the characters in Twisted dispensable? If yes, identify the character(s) and explain why they are dispensable and why you think Anderson put them in despite their insignificance.

5. Do you think Twisted has a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

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