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Reading Comprehension Questions

1. What does it mean to “Level Up”?

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1. How old was Dennis when he saw his first arcade game? What was the game?

2. What did Dennis want for Christmas when he was in third grade? What did he get?

3. What happened two weeks before Dennis graduated from high school?

4. After the funeral, what did Dennis do?

5. What object is floating around in the last panel?

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Level 1:
1. When Dennis is a Junior in college, what happens?

2. When Dennis first started college, what did he see everywhere?

3. What was the name of the arcade Dennis visits?

4. What begins floating around in the panels with the arcade and the living room?

5. When Dennis yells, “What the Hell is going on here?!” what appears? Where are they from?

6. What is Dennis’s DESTINY? What is his response to learning his DESTINY?

7. What happens to Dr. Rodriguez? What does she do?

8. What does Dennis give Takeem? Why does he do this? What is Takeem’s response?

9. What good news does Dennis receive after studying so much?

10. What, according to Dennis, is the best thing about video games?

11. What does Dennis toss off the balcony? Why do you think he does this?

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Level 2:
1. Where is Dennis now? What is reassuring to him about this location?

2. Who is Ipsha Narang?

3. Who is Hector Martinez?

4. Who is Cathleen Rhee (Kat)?

5. How are the angels feeling at this point?

6. What kind of doctor does Dennis want to be? What may interfere with his success in this
specialty?

7. What happens to Dennis’s mom? What are her problems related to?

8. Why are the angels angry?

9. What does Kat say about Dennis’s DESTINY?

10. Why did Ipsha stop studying with the group? What happened to the group?

11. How does Dennis do with the prostate exam lessons?

12. When Dennis runs into Takeem, what is Takeem holding and why?

13. What does Dennis realize about his conversations with his father?
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Level 3:
1. What does Dennis decide about his Destiny? How do the angels respond?

2. What does the chase scene become? Why is this appropriate?

3. What do the ghosts really represent?

4. Explain ghost number 1 (the first ghost Dennis eats).

5. Explain ghost number 2 (the second ghost Dennis eats).

6. Explain ghost number 3 (the third ghost Dennis eats).

7. Explain ghost number 4 (the fourth ghost Dennis eats).

8. What happens to Dennis and what does he decide?

9. What does Dennis do that leads him to live the life he always wanted? Was he happy? Why or
why not?

10. What does Dennis give the little girl?

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Game Over/Play Again? Yes or No?

1. Where was Dennis the following September?

2. Is Dennis going to become a gastroenterologist?

3. What does Dennis discover about himself/his abilities?

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