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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. About what does Rick grill Matt and Mike?

2. What does everyone do back at the Baker household?

3. What does one of the auction boy's mother do?

4. What does Bryce do for Julie?

5. What does Juli decide to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Juli about something Lynetta does at dinner and her mother's response?

2. What is the Booster Club auction and how are the boys chosen?

3. What does Lynetta play on the stereo and what are the adults tempted to do?

4. How do Juli and Chet work together?

5. What does Juli feel when she hears about Shelly and Bryce?

6. What is Juli forced to realize about her family?

7. What is wrong with Juli's chickens and what advice does she get about them?

8. What does Patsy insist upon the next morning and what does she announce?

9. Describe the conversation between Juli and her parents about their yard?

10. What happens in the library at school one day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

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

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story 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 2

Flipped belongs to the teen novel genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the teen novel genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a teen novel and a historical novel mystery?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

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

2. Analyze and discuss Flipped based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Flipped 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 Flipped a successful novel? What about young teens?

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