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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. In which of the following countries does Tee note having been born?

2. Izzy describes referring to water as a mirror as which of the following?

3. Which of the following does Juan delight in seeing his mother has cooked?

4. With what color of magic does Robbie harass Sierra as she pursues him through Prospect Park?

5. Which instrument does Ruben play in Culebra?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sierra feel hope at the prospect of Manny’s explanation?

2. How is El Mar described with Culebra plays there?

3. As she and her companions proceed to Coney Island, what scenario does Sierra attempt to envision?

4. What does Lucera identify as the source of shadowshaping power?

5. How is Manny described when, as a corpuscule, he confronts Sierra at Coney Island?

6. How is Coney Island described when Sierra and her companions reach it?

7. What reasons does Sierra have for thinking Nydia has betrayed her?

8. Why does Robbie note that the *material* of a shadowshaped artwork matters?

9. What reason does Sierra give for being surprised at Robbie’s apology after events at Club Kalfour?

10. How does Tee differentiate hipsters from yuppies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter Twenty-eight, Juan reports a translation of a poem he has from Lázaro:
When the full moon kills the ancient sun
As the one lures the other who in turn lures the one
When the shadows swarm
Take hold in their form
And burst through the borough like a bullet from a gun

Come to the crossroads, to the crossroads come
Where the powers converge and become one
See my enemies fall
As my spirit voice calls
And the energy surges like a thousand suns

At the water-bound carnival of destiny and chance
I’m the whisper you hear as you enter the trance
When the lanterns go dead
I’ll light the path ahead
From where lonely women go to dance. (159-60)

What is the structure of the poem, and how does that structure contribute to the poem’s overall meaning?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the incidences of catcalling Sierra experiences and their effects on the narrative.

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