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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 Dennis want to do after being touched?
2. What touches Dennis one day as he is playing at the arcade?
3. For what does Dennis' mother think money should not be used?
4. What does Dennis wonder if it is a stage of grieving?
5. What does Dennis' mother say about her husband's working?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Dennis' father explain why Dennis receives a chemistry set for Christmas?
2. How are Dennis' dreams changed from the night after seeing the video game?
3. What does Dennis' mother want to do and what is his father's response?
4. How does Dennis respond to the angels' proclamation?
5. What does Dennis begin doing with his time?
6. Why can't Dennis play the video game at the convenience store?
7. What does Dennis learn in a meeting with Dr. Rodriguez in Dennis' junior year?
8. How does Dr. Rodriguez respond to the angels' request and what makes her change her mind?
9. Where and what is the first video game Dennis Ouyang ever saw?
10. Who are these beings that appear to Dennis and what do they want?
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 Level Up is? Explain your response.
Essay Topic 2
Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?
2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of "Level Up" and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why Level Up is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.
3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
At first Dennis found everything perfect at med school. He met a diverse group of fellow classmates. A girl from India was fulfilling her family tradition by becoming a surgeon. She was satisfied with complying with her family's wishes that she follow in their footsteps. Kat was a more independent person. She thought Dennis should make his own decisions and not get caught up with what his parents wanted him to become. Hector was a former athlete and playboy who learned to become a more serious student after flunking out of Harvard and becoming involved in a car accident in which he was seriously injured.
1. Discuss, in depth, why Ipsha felt the need to become a surgeon to maintain her family tradition. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
2. Do you think Kat's attitude was healthier and more mature than Ipsha's? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
3. Compare flunking out of Harvard with being in a car accident and discuss which event you think had more influence on Hector. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
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