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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 Nissa do as a young woman?

2. What does Adianna say all vampires do naturally?

3. Why does Sarah decide to go to Christopher's house?

4. What person is Nissa sculpting?

5. What color(s) was Christine able to tolerate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had happened to Christine?

2. How does Sarah prepare for the dance and why does she do so?

3. What happens to Sarah as a result of fighting Kaleo and how does she escape the house?

4. Why does Sarah think it is fortunate that Christopher and Nissa are strong, but then what makes her realize that is convoluted thinking?

5. Why is Sarah nervous about coming to this house and what will happen to the humans at the party?

6. Nissa warns Sarah about whom? Why does Sarah ask Nissa about Kaleo?

7. What event is Sarah's family celebrating? Why do they celebrate it?

8. What does Sarah discover when she arrives at Christopher's house, and what is Nissa doing?

9. Why does Christopher arrive at SingleEarth?

10. What does the vampire that Sarah kills mention about Kaleo and why is Sarah interested in that name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think the characters differ if a book is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. Explain the plot in Shattered Mirror. What type of plot is it?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Shattered Mirror based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1. Assess if Shattered Mirror is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider Shattered Mirror a successful novel? What about young teens?

Essay Topic 3

Shattered Mirror 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 or mystery?

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