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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 is Kevin wearing as he steps out?

2. What does Sam think happened to his father?

3. What is Henri's job concerning Number Four?

4. What does John tell Sam?

5. What does John find in his locker the next day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does John run after Sarah and what do they discuss?

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

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

4. What does John ask Henri about in the wake of the incident at school when John's hand glows?

5. What do John and Sarah discuss in home economics class?

6. What does Henri tell John about his newly-emerged Legacy, and is John entirely successful in doing what Henri tells him?

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

8. What happens after the students get on the tractor and it pulls into the woods?

9. What does John see in the vision facilitated by the Loric crystal?

10. How does John explain Henri's disappearance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think I Am Number Four is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss I Am Number Four based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if I Am Number Four is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider I Am Number Four a successful novel? What about young teens?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

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