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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 Sam expect to find at Beck's box at the Post Office?
2. Whose dogs did Sam fear?
3. What does Jack tell Isabel about Grace?
4. What does Ulrick say of Sam?
5. Who does Isabel say is not dead?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Grace have Sam stay seated on the couch when she hears her parents arriving,and how do her parents respond to Sam?
2. How does Grace respond to Isabel's questions?
3. What does Isabel Culpepper tell Grace?
4. How does Sam become a werewolf?
5. What does Sam do in Mrs. Brisbane's studio?
6. What does Sam dream about in chapter thirty-three?
7. What does Sam think about in chapter thirty-one from three years earlier?
8. Discuss the exchange between Beck and Sam about the new recruits Beck creates.
9. Describe the conversation between Grace, Sam and Rachel when Sam and Grace arrive at school.
10. What does Ulrick say is the result of educating Sam and how does Beck respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
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
Sometimes a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and sometimes it is the other way around. 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 a plot differs if it 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. What type of plot do you think "Shiver" is? Explain your response.
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