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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 Grace say could have happened?

2. What does Officer Koenig say about Jack's body disappearing?

3. What do Grace and Sam peruse?

4. What does Grace remember as the book opens?

5. What does Grace believe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grace worry about concerning an encounter with Jack and why does she worry about the possibility?

2. What idea does Grace share with Olivia, and what is Olivia's response?

3. Why does Sam go into the woods to a shed?

4. What confuses Sam about Grace having been bitten by a werewolf?

5. Where are Sam's parents?

6. What does Sam relate about a time Grace comes in the bookstore with her two friends, Olivia and Rachel?

7. How does Grace describe wolves attacking her?

8. What does the nurse ask Grace when she takes Sam to the hospital?

9. What pictures do Sam and Grace browse through and what does Sam say about them?

10. What does Grace realize about the wolves in the area, and why does she realize it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in "Shiver"? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "Shiver" including why you believe it is such a case. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "Shiver" and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Most fantasy novels, and in some sense, most novels, deal with the concept of good and evil. Discuss the following:

1. What are the forces allied with "good" in Grace's world, and what forces are allied with "evil"?

2. How does one distinguish good from evil? How is good distinguished from evil in Grace's world?

3.Is there a universal consensus on what constitutes good or evil? Why or why not?

4. Do you generally agree with the ideas of good and evil in "Shiver"? Why or why not?

5. What are several examples of good and evil in your culture? Do you agree with these ideas? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Characters are an important part of what makes "Shiver" interesting. Discuss the following:

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

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Grace. 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.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Olivia. 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.

4. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Isabel. 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.

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