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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. Why is Tyler unhappy when he notices who is at the party?

2. Where does Tyler fall asleep the night of the homecoming game?

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

4. What special day happens in Chapter Sixty-six?

5. What happens at the party just before Yoda and Hannah leave?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens on Friday at school?

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

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. 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 2

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 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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