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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's mother say killed Jack?

2. Where is Grace when the wolves grab her?

3. Where is Jack Culpepper killed?

4. Where does Sam initially go to sleep?

5. What confuses Sam about Grace?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where are Sam's parents?

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

5. What happens one day when Grace thinks she hears Jack Culpepper screaming for help?

6. What disturbing thing does Grace learn about her father and how does she confront him about it?

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

8. What does Sam say and not say to Grace about his life as a werewolf?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in "Shiver".

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of "Shiver". How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of "Shiver". How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 2

Shiver 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 mystery?

Essay Topic 3

Over the course of "Shiver", Grace grows as a person in both complexity and understanding. Shiver might be considered a slice of Grace's larger story of her "coming of age." It might be said that Shiver is a "bildungsroman" of Grace Brisbane. Discuss the following:

1. Define Bildungsroman, or "Coming of Age," and give several examples from literature you have read.

2. Trace and analyze the character of Grace as she changes from a more carefree, innocent girl to a wiser, young woman. What are the significant events that change Grace?

3. After thoroughly analyzing Grace's growth throughout "Shiver", do you think the book could be considered Grace's Coming of Age story? Why or why not?

4. Are there any other characters in "Shiver" who go through a Coming of Age experience? Who? Why do you think so?

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