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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 the Order of the Bear believe?

2. About what does Ellie ask Will while they are chatting?

3. Where does Will's father work now?

4. Whom does Ellie notice arguing?

5. What does Ellie think of the school itself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ellie pull out her school directory?

2. What do Will and Ellie talk about on the widow's walk?

3. What does Marco do that confuses Ellie?

4. What gossip does Liz tell Ellie about Will's family?

5. Why are Ellie and her parents in Annapolis for a year?

6. What do Ellie and Will write to each other in emails when Ellie gets home from track tryouts?

7. What does Jennifer want when Ellie talks to her at Ellie's locker?

8. What happens during the football game with Will, Lance, and one of the other team members?

9. What happens as the teens prepare to go sailing?

10. What poem is initially assigned to Ellie in class? How does she get a different one?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. 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 Avalon High is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of Avalon High and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of Avalon High and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Avalon High based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Avalon High is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider Avalon High a successful novel? What about young teens?

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