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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 excuse does Sarah give for not going to the upcoming dance?
2. Who is Dominique?
3. How does Sarah Vida know Nikolas?
4. Whom does Sarah try to call the evening after school?
5. Who changed Nissa's brothers?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Sarah as a result of fighting Kaleo and how does she escape the house?
2. What does Nissa ask Sarah at school on Monday? What does Nissa say about Christopher?
3. What does Sarah discover when she arrives at Christopher's house, and what is Nissa doing?
4. What happened to Sarah's father? How does Sarah respond to his death?
5. How does Sarah prepare for the dance and why does she do so?
6. What does Robert want when he comes up to the table where Nissa, Christopher, and Sarah are sitting? What does Christopher say is odd about Robert's behavior lately?
7. What does Christopher ask Sarah to do on Saturday and what does Sarah reply?
8. What concerns Sarah about Robert?
9. Nissa warns Sarah about whom? Why does Sarah ask Nissa about Kaleo?
10. Why does Christopher arrive at SingleEarth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the world of academe, fantasy fiction is often considered an inferior form of the novel compared to "classic" literature. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think fantasy fiction might be considered second-rate compared to the classics?
2. Do you think fantasy fiction has the same elements as the classics? Why or why not?
3. What are the purposes do you think for people reading "the classics"? What are the purposes for people reading fantasy fiction? Is one purpose better than another? Explain your response.
4. Would you read fantasy fiction even outside an educational setting? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Choose one of the following to discuss:
1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in Shattered Mirror. Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Atwater-Rhodes chooses the symbols she does?
2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Atwater-Rhodes chooses the metaphors she does?
3. Discuss Atwater-Rhodes's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, clifthangers, deux ex machina, etc...), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Atwater-Rhodes use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme).
Essay Topic 3
Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Amelia Atwater-Rhodes.
2. What in Atwater-Rhodes's background may have helped her in writing Shattered Mirror? What may have influenced the way she depicts various characters and scenes?
3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.
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