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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 does Hannah ask Tyler to meet her?

2. What does Yoda tell Tyler to visualize?

3. Why does Tyler not ride with Bethany to the party?

4. What does Tyler's mother defend in the principal's office?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens on Friday at school?

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

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 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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think Twisted is titled as it is. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? What types of titles attract you? Is the title as important to you in selecting a book as the cover notes? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you did not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

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