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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 role did Regan play when she and Liam played house as children?
2. To what does Liam agree when Aly, Regan and Shannon are painting their nails once?
3. What does Liam compliment to his parents?
4. What did Liam's father once do when Liam is being harassed at school?
5. What does Regan remember her mother saying about her father once?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Liam and Regan play as children?
2. Why is Regan having difficulty concentrating and who causes her more trouble?
3. What does Aly remember about Liam's ninth birthday?
4. What does Regan notice about Chris as he is joking with her and what does it remind her of something her mother once says?
5. What does Regan tell Luna when s/he wakes Regan in the middle of the night and how does Luna feel about it?
6. What thoughts go through Regan's head about the shopping experience with Luna?
7. What do Regan and Liam discuss about their father?
8. What does Regan think concerning Liam and gender?
9. How does Liam "test the waters" with his parents?
10. To what does Regan flashback when she hears Liam playing music in his room?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Julie Anne Peters.
2. What in Peters' background may have helped her in writing "Luna"? What may have influenced the way she depicts various characters and scenes?
3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.
4. What does the term "author agenda" mean?
5. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Peters' agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Peters' probable agenda concerning that idea.
6. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface? Why or why not?
7. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author? Explain your answer with examples.
Essay Topic 2
Over the course of "Luna", Regan grows as a person in both complexity and understanding. "Luna" might be considered a slice of Regan's larger story of her "coming of age." It might be said that the book is a "bildungsroman" of Regan O'Neill's life. Discuss the following:
1. Define Bildungsroman, or "Coming of Age," and give several examples from literature you have read.
2. Trace and analyze the character of Regan as she changes from a more carefree, innocent girl to a wiser, young woman. What are the significant events that change Regan?
3. After thoroughly analyzing Regan's growth throughout "Luna", do you think "Luna" could be considered Regan's Coming of Age story? Why or why not?
4. Are there any other characters in "Luna" who go through a Coming of Age experience? Who? Why do you think so?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss one of the following:
1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in "Luna". Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?
2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in the novel. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why? Which characters seemed to have acquired courage and how?
3. Trace and analyze the theme of self identity in "Luna". Consider the not only Liam's identification as being female but how Regan identifies herself both alone and in terms of being Liam's sister. How do Liam and Regan's self identity change from the beginning of "Luna" to the end?
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