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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 having difficulty sleeping?

2. What does Tyler learn about the police investigation into the posting of the nude pictures?

3. Where does Tyler break down and cry?

4. Where does Tyler go after the party?

5. For how long does Tyler sleep?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Tyler tell his guidance counselor, and what is the counselor's response?

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

9. What happens on Friday at school?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choose one of the following to discuss:

1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their occurrence in Twisted. Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Anderson chooses the symbols she does?

2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that could be used to portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Anderson chooses the metaphors she does?

3. Discuss any other three literary devices Anderson uses in Twist and state which of the five major elements of fiction--style, character, plot, setting, theme--the literary device is related to. Describe where they occur in the story and how they add to or detract from the story and/or the passage in which they appear.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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