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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 Brandy write on a chalkboard in Part 3 Chapter 5?

2. What happens when Lottie encounters Brandy in Part 3 Chapter 13?

3. What does Shay realize about May Bell in Part 2 Chapter 2?

4. What does Brandy discover during breakfast in Part 3 Chapter 3?

5. Why does Brandy pray to be sent home in Part 3 Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Shay is sent to live at a sanatorium in Part 2?

2. What do Shay and Thora K hide in Part 2 Chapter 4?

3. What happens to Shay when Rachel gives birth to her?

4. How does Rachel become reacquainted with Jerry in Part 2?

5. What is going on with Rachel and Jerry's marriage in Part 3 Chapter 4?

6. What does Brandy first notice when she is transported into Shay's body?

7. What does Brandy discover when she briefly re-inhabits her body in Chapter 7?

8. Who is Jerry and what does the reader learn about him in Part 2 Chapter 2?

9. What does Angel St. John tell Brandy about her family in Chapter 10?

10. What happens to the mirror in Chapter 12 and 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to the two protagonists? What are their roles in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Millhiser's use of foreshadowing. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel? Why might Millhiser use foreshadowing?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of motherhood in the novel "The Mirror". How does motherhood change Shay? How does she cope with mothering her own mother, Rachael?

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