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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. Adianna realizes that it is too late to _____________.

2. What does Nikolas point out about Sarah's family?

3. What does Sarah think she has to do?

4. What happens when Nikolas brushes her throat with his fangs?

5. What does Robert warn Sarah about concerning his sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sarah put down all her weapons?

2. What happens when Adianna arrives?

3. What explanation does Adianna offer Sarah about their mother knowing what has been happening with Sarah and what does Adianna suggest Sarah do?

4. Who is with Nikolas when Sarah arrives and what does she notice about the person?

5. What do Sarah and Nissa discuss when Sarah goes to talk to Nissa about the rose and card?

6. What is the next way Adianna thinks of saving Sarah and why does she not do that?

7. What does Adianna say when Sarah arrives home?

8. Why did Nissa turn Nikolas and why does he hunt humans?

9. What does Sarah ask Nikolas and what does Christopher realize?

10. What does Adianna realize when she sees Sarah at Nikolas's house?

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

In the world of academe, fantasy fiction is often considered an inferior form of the novel compared to "classic" literature. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think fantasy fiction might be considered second-rate compared to the classics?

2. Do you think fantasy fiction has the same elements as the classics? Why or why not?

3. What are the purposes do you think for people reading "the classics"? What are the purposes for people reading fantasy fiction? Is one purpose better than another? Explain your response.

4. Would you read fantasy fiction even outside an educational setting? Why or why not?

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