Full Tilt

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which is the best description of the relationship between Blake’s and Quinn’s characters?

A) Blake is a more mature version of Quinn.

B) They are foils for one another.

C) They behave similarly but value different things.

D) Quinn represents Blake’s worst fears.

2. What character trait do Maggie and Russ both display early in the story that foreshadows trouble later in the story?

A) They are both prone to taking pointless risks.

B) They are both callous about other people’s feelings.

C) They are both obsessed with appearances.

D) They are both dishonest people.

3. Who is the antagonist in this story?

A) Cassandra

B) Quinn

C) Maggie

D) Russ

4. What is Quinn’s Chapter 1 confession “I go places sometimes” an example of?

A) Turning point

B) Central conflict

C) Flashback

D) Foreshadowing

5. What does the process of going through the rides together teach Blake and Quinn?

A) Being brothers does not mean they have to be friends.

B) Life’s problems are easy to overcome if they work together.

C) They have more in common than they realized.

D) They have been blaming each other for their problems unfairly.

6. Which symbolic image best conveys how Blake’s life will turn out if he does not face his trauma and overcome its effects?

A) The blue lion

B) The Works

C) The travel posters

D) The rocket ship

7. What childhood trauma does Blake have to face when he is locked in the Egyptian dungeon?

A) His father’s abandonment

B) His mother’s love life

C) The bus accident

D) His problems with Quinn

8. What do Russ, Blake’s father, and Cassandra all have in common?

A) They each abandon someone.

B) They each cause someone’s death.

C) They each feel shame about their choices.

D) They each ask others to fix their mistakes for them.

9. As the story develops, what other fear does it become clear that Blake’s fear of change is linked to?

A) Fear of physical harm

B) Fear of upsetting others

C) Fear of failure

D) Fear of loneliness

10. How does the character of Cassandra support one of the book’s major themes?

A) She creates trauma accidentally, not on purpose.

B) Her real desire is for Blake to overcome his fears.

C) She represents extremes and fears a healthy balance.

D) She embraces chaos and constant change.

11. When he enters the park to find Quinn, on which ride does Blake find his brother?

A) The demolition derby

B) The mirror maze

C) The Kamikaze ride

D) The pirate ship

12. Which incident most clearly illustrates how Cassandra manipulates events to try to trap Blake in the park?

A) The bus accident

B) The note in the pocket of the teddy bear

C) Quinn’s hat blowing off

D) The illusion of the Kamikaze track falling

13. When, in Chapter 5, Russ suggests that instead of trying to complete the seven rides they simply beg Cassandra for safety, what does this foreshadow?

A) He will later strike a deal with Cassandra to save himself.

B) He will be the only one of the group to end up in The Works.

C) He will end up trapped in the park after the others escape.

D) He will refuse to continue helping Blake and escape on his own.

14. What do the planes in the Kamikaze ride, the cathedral made of mirrors, and the buildings and spaceship Blake encounters on the Tilt-a-Whirl all have in common?

A) They are images from a recurring nightmare Blake has.

B) They are based on items in Blake’s bedroom at home.

C) They are Cassandra’s memories of disasters she has attended.

D) They are symbolic of the differences between Blake and Quinn.

15. Which moment in the plot is effectively a role reversal for Blake and Quinn?

A) Quinn announces that he does not want to leave the park.

B) Quinn realizes that Blake has never given up on him.

C) Blake jumps into the Tilt-a-Whirl car.

D) Blake turns down Cassandra’s offer to be a partner in the park.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. How does a childhood trauma end up tying Blake to Cassandra?

2. What two different kinds of balance does Blake learn from his adventure in the park?