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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 concern does Sarah have about Christopher showing up at the SingleEarth facility?

2. What sets Sarah to remembering her father's death?

3. Why does Sarah take Christopher to the back of the building?

4. What does Sarah ask Robert?

5. Why does Sarah go to the upper floor of the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event is Sarah's family celebrating? Why do they celebrate it?

2. Why does Sarah think it is fortunate that Christopher and Nissa are strong, but then what makes her realize that is convoluted thinking?

3. What concerns Sarah about Robert?

4. How does Sarah prepare for the dance and why does she do so?

5. What happened to Sarah's father? How does Sarah respond to his death?

6. According to Nissa, where is Christopher?

7. Why is Sarah nervous about coming to this house and what will happen to the humans at the party?

8. Why can't Sarah become friends with Christopher and Nissa?

9. Why does Sarah want to stay at SingleEarth and what is the condition under which she may do so?

10. Describe the argument and counter-argument between Sarah and Christopher.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of interesting questions raised by Shattered Mirror. Questions that Atwater-Rhodes most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Atwater-Rhodes' agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Atwater-Rhodes' probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

4. Research the life of Atwater-Rhodes and see if/where her life may have influenced her writing.

Essay Topic 2

Sarah says she can't ignore an opportunity to kill Nikolas because she's afraid. Nissa says she feels guilt for every one of Nikolas's victims because she is the one who turned him. Nissa says Nikolas was in jail about to be hanged for murder when she changed him. Nissa says that Kaleo didn't let her kill when she hunted the first time and that she's always been grateful for that. However, Nikolas woke for the first time as a vampire while Nissa was away and Kendra took him hunting, teaching him to kill in the process. Nissa says Nikolas turned Christopher the following night and the two of them disappeared from Nissa's life for months.

1. Courage is said to be not the absence of fear but taking appropriate action in spite of fear. Discuss what this saying means, both in the "real" world and in Sarah's life. Use examples from your life and Shattered Mirror to support your answer.

2. Do you think it is reasonable for Nissa to feel guilty about Nikolas's behavior? Why or why not? Use examples from your life and Shattered Mirror to support your answer.

3. Do you think Kendra taking Nikolas to hunt turned him into a killer or do you think he was already one? Why or why not? Use examples from your life and Shattered Mirror to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Shattered Mirror belongs to the fantasy genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the fantasy genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a fantasy and a historical novel or mystery?

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