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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. Why does John grab Sam and Henri in each arm and jump out of the house?

2. Who is at the table when John gets home?

3. What does the Garde ask John?

4. What does John find that gives them more information about what the Mogadarians know?

5. What does John learn when he is looking for Sarah?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mark show John?

4. What happens after John is called out of Home Economics class?

5. What does John learn with the aid of fire and how does he learn a painful lesson?

6. How does Sam get Henri, Sam and himself out of the house when someone else arrives?

7. What does John do without thinking when he is in Mr. Harris' office?

8. How do John's friends help him?

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

10. Why does Henri not think the beings John sees in his vision survived?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an important part of what makes I Am Number Four interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze John. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Sarah. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Henri. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of I Am Number Four and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why I Am Number Four is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

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