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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. With which of the following does Chapter Ten begin?

2. Which of the following is the first painted figure Robbie animates at Club Kalfour?

3. With which of the following does Chapter Sixteen begin?

4. In which level of the Columbia University library does Nydia work?

5. About which of the following does Sierra confide her doubts to Bennie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Tower described when it is introduced?

2. How does the novel initially report the effects of Lázaro’s stroke upon him?

3. What outfit is Sierra wearing when she leaves to attend the first party of the summer?

4. When had Sierra last rode on the pegs of Juan’s bicycle before the events of the novel?

5. How are Sierra’s brothers juxtaposed when they are first mentioned?

6. How does Sierra characterize her skin to herself (75)?

7. What reasons does Nydia note for helping Sierra in the archives?

8. What is Sierra’s stated “policy on cute boys, and really, boys in general” (21)?

9. How is Robbie dressed when he meets Sierra in advance of going to Club Kalfour?

10. How does Sierra react to setting foot on the grounds of Columbia University?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Overall, what is the most important theme of Shadowshaper. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

What attitude towards formal academic study does the novel present, and how does it show it?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of the location of Manny’s publishing office.

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