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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 John say he has to do before leaving?

2. What does the man who John and Henri question say about where he received his information?

3. What visions does John continue to have?

4. For what does John use his outstretched arm?

5. What does Sam do when he gets to the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John see Henri doing a couple days later after the flame training session?

2. What happens to John in the woods before his friends arrive?

3. Describe John's rescue of Sarah.

4. What follow-up does Henri mention to John when he picks John up after the first day back to school?

5. How do Henri, John and Number Six get out of the school building and where do they go and who attacks them?

6. What do Sarah, John and Henri do during the Christmas break?

7. What emergency occurs at Mark's party?

8. What does Six first believe about their situation at the school, what does she realize, what happens when she kills a scout and who arrives when she and John are talking?

9. Where does John send Six and where does Six tell John to go?

10. What do the Mogadarians do to secure the school, what does Six do and what does she think about the scouts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. 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 I Am Number Four is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in I Am Number Four.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of I Am Number Four. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of I Am Number Four. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in I Am Number Four. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in I Am Number Four. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of death in I Am Number Four. Consider the death of Lorien as a type of death and possibly John having to keep moving as small deaths in his life.

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