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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. How does Tyler feel after the party?

2. What is Hannah doing as her ride is honking for her?

3. What "first" happens for Tyler while at the bonfire?

4. At the opening to Chapter Sixty-four, how does Tyler feel when he wakes?

5. Why does Bethany offer to take Tyler shopping?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tyler do when he finds Bethany, Chip, and Parker passed out?

2. How does Tyler feel about life when he wakes one morning, and what does he contemplate doing?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens on Friday at school?

9. How does Tyler confront Chip, and what happens when he encounters Bethany?

10. Where do Yoda and Tyler go after the batting cage, and what does Tyler do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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