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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. On which day of Sierra’s summer break does the novel begin?
2. With which of the following does Chapter Four begin?
3. With which of the following does Chapter Six begin?
4. Which of the following shows in the mural Robbie has painted at Club Kalfour?
5. Near the end of Chapter Ten, at which train line do Sierra and Robbie agree to meet for Robbie to make a first demonstration of shadowshaping to Sierra?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sierra note as evidence of her grandmother’s love for her childhood self?
2. What reason does Sierra note for finding it impressive that her grandfather could pause a domino game with his stories?
3. Sierra expresses annoyance at Robbie for leaving her at the first party of the summer. How does she tell him he can atone?
4. At what does Sierra look as the novel begins, and what does she note about it?
5. What is Sierra’s stated “policy on cute boys, and really, boys in general” (21)?
6. What random gossip does Bennie report to Sierra while braiding her hair?
7. How does Robbie describe making “soft eyes” (85)?
8. What outfit is Sierra wearing when she leaves to attend the first party of the summer?
9. How is the first corpuscule Sierra encounters described upon reaching the first party of the summer?
10. How is Bennie’s brother, Vincent, reported to have died, and when?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explicate the incidences of catcalling Sierra experiences and their effects on the narrative.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter Nineteen, as she admits Robbie to her room, Sierra “slapped him as hard as she could” in a rebuke for his failures with her (109). How does the novel justify the action? Is the novel correct to do so? How or how not?
Essay Topic 3
Sources attest to the presence of Shadowshaper on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?
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