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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. How do Dennis' friends reassure him?

2. What do the angels do when Dennis tells them he quit medical school?

3. What are the angels doing when Dennis gets back to his apartment?

4. What does Dennis dread telling the angels?

5. What does Dennis admit to his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kat say about Dennis' belief in his destiny to become a Gastroenterologist, and what does Dennis think about her words?

2. What is another vision Dennis has when he eats the rest of the ghosts?

3. What happens to Kat when she is ten years old?

4. What are some confused thoughts Dennis is having about his life?

5. How does Dennis become closer to his friends and what is Ipsha's reaction to Kat?

6. Why does Ipsha leave the classroom in tears and what does she tell Dennis about a person's family's expectations?

7. What assignment does Dennis receive in microbiology class?

8. What does Dennis decide as he is sitting at his desk thinking about the angels' attacks?

9. What happens to Dennis in microbiology class on Monday?

10. What is Dennis mumbling about at the hospital and how do his friends react?

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

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel? What about a successful graphic novel? Are they different?

2. Analyze and discuss "Level Up" based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if "Level Up" is a successful graphic novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is a graphic novel as opposed to a full text novel? Why or why not? Would most adults consider "Level Up' a successful novel? What about young teens?

Essay Topic 3

Level Up belongs to the graphic novel genre. Discuss the following:

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

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a writing 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 graphic novel and a regular novel, besides just having illustrations?

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