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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. Does anyone hear Grace screaming?

2. What does Grace ask Sam?

3. How do Grace and Sam interact when Sam returns to her house?

4. What does Sam remember seeing?

5. Whose gaze does Grace hold as she is being harassed by the wolves?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Sam go to the Culpepper house and what does he notice there?

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

4. What does Sam say about Shelby?

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

6. What happens when Sam is really cold when they arrive back at Grace's house after a walk?

7. What does Officer Koenig say about Jack Culpepper in Grace's life skills class?

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

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

10. Where are Sam's parents?

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

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Shiver, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement.) Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in "Shiver". (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

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

2. Analyze and discuss "Shiver" based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if "Shiver" 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 "Shiver" a successful novel? What about young teens?

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