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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 Vee not let Nora do?

2. Who is the most vocal complainer?

3. What does Chauncey do at the opening of the story?

4. What happens when Elliot chooses Nora for his team?

5. What happens when Nora tries to open her front door?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Nora and Patch get to her house?

2. What does the coach decide the students need to do in biology class, how does he change the class and who is most vocal about the change?

3. What wakes Nora in the middle of the night and what does she think about when it happens?

4. How does Nora feel when she gets off the Archangel, what does Patch ask her and what is her response?

5. What is the assignment for the day in biology class?

6. How does Nora feel about the painting on the Archangel and what happens when she is on it?

7. Where does Nora go to school, what does she find in the biology class in the first chapter and who does she sit with in that class?

8. What happens when Nora is up to bat?

9. What does Patch do when coach asks him what he looks for in a potential mate and what does Nora do after class?

10. How does Nora find out something about Elliot's past and what does she find out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hush, Hush belongs to the fantasy genre. Discuss the following:

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

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text 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 fantasy and a historical novel mystery?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Hush, Hush.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Hush, Hush. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Hush, Hush. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 3

As in many fantasy novels, magic is an inherent part of a few of the characters and can be wielded by other characters, though not as an inherent aspect of their nature. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the use of magic in Hush, Hush. Who possesses paranormal abilities as an inherent aspect of their nature? How does the inequality between those who have paranormal abilities impact the plot of Hush, Hush?

2. Why do you think magic or special abilities exist in so many fantasy novels? Do you think a novel can be "fantasy" and there be no magic as a part of the storyline? Why or why not.

3. Would you desire to possess the ability to use magic if there were such a talent in our world? Why or why not? What would be the advantages and disadvantages of possessing such an ability?

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