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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. Which of the following does Izzy announce as her MC name?

2. How old does Robbie report being when he began training in shadowshaping?

3. Which of the following catcalls Sierra?

4. On which day of Sierra’s summer break does the novel begin?

5. Which of the following is included among the photographs Lázaro has in his bedroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What outfit is Bennie wearing when she leaves to attend the first party of the summer?

2. How are Sierra’s brothers juxtaposed when they are first mentioned?

3. How is Bennie’s brother, Vincent, reported to have died, and when?

4. What outfit is Sierra wearing when she leaves to attend the first party of the summer?

5. Sierra expresses annoyance at Robbie for leaving her at the first party of the summer. How does she tell him he can atone?

6. How does Robbie describe making “soft eyes” (85)?

7. At what does Sierra look as the novel begins, and what does she note about it?

8. What does Sierra read in Wick’s notes that Lucera signifies?

9. When had Sierra last rode on the pegs of Juan’s bicycle before the events of the novel?

10. How does Sierra explain to Robbie already knowing who he is when they meet at the first party of the summer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the significance of the location of Manny’s publishing office.

Essay Topic 2

Sierra’s father, Dominic, is clearly present and engaged with the family, yet he is only minimally depicted. What effect does that limited depiction have on the novel? How is the effect produced?

Essay Topic 3

Overall, what is the most important theme of Shadowshaper. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

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