View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Sarah moves so that Christine can see Sarah's arm?

2. What does Sarah remember about the moment she first sees Nikolas?

3. What was Nikolas in jail for when he was still human?

4. What does Christopher do that ends the fight between Sarah and the twins?

5. Robert objects to Nikolas _____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sarah get Nikolas to allow her to leave?

2. What changes Robert's mind about taking Sarah to talk to Christine?

3. What is the next way Adianna thinks of saving Sarah and why does she not do that?

4. What does Robert think will happen when they go see Christine?

5. What is in Sarah's locker when she gets back to school?

6. What happens when Sarah arrives at the address printed on the card?

7. What does Christine say about her time with Nikolas?

8. What does Nikolas learn when he questions Christine and what does he offer to do?

9. What do Sarah and Nissa discuss when Sarah goes to talk to Nissa about the rose and card?

10. What does Adianna say when Sarah arrives home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an important part of what makes Shattered Mirror interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Sarah. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Christopher. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Nikolas. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

4. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Adianna. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

5. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Nissa. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in Shattered Mirror. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid? How does the reader see the growth in Sarah?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in Shattered Mirror. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why? What characters might be foolhardy because of courage?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of change in Shattered Mirror. What kinds of changes occur? What are the changes in the main characters mentally, emotionally, and physically? What changes occur in the main character's life? How do the characters handle the change in their lives?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,140 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample