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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 Henri do to get John used to the heat from John's talent?

2. Where does John see Sam and they laugh about the previous day?

3. Where does John say he needs to go?

4. What does Sarah invite Henri and John to do?

5. Why does John text Henri?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is John pleased about his home economics class, and how does he get his phone back?

2. Who waves and then comes over to talk with John and Henri at the parade, and what does she do when John and Mark start taunting each other?

3. What does Number Four have to do when the novel opens?

4. What does Henri do when he observes John's hands when he picks him up at school?

5. What happens to Sarah's camera and why?

6. Why does John go over to Sam's house and what happens there?

7. What does Henri decide to do before he and John go over to Sarah's house for Thanksgiving dinner and what happens to make John go on to Sarah's house alone?

8. When does John receive his third ring and what does it mean?

9. Why does John have difficulty blending in at his new school?

10. What happens when John goes inside the house where Henri is being held?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 Pittacus Lore.

2. What in Lore's background may have helped him in writing I Am Number Four? What may have influenced the way he 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.

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of interesting questions raised by I Am Number Four. Questions that Lore most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Lore' agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Lore' probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

4. Research the life of Lore and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.

Essay Topic 3

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in I Am Number Four? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in I Am Number Four including why you believe it is foreshadow. 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 I Am Number Four and your own live to support your opinion.

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