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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 does Nikolas say he wants to do with Christine?

2. How does Sarah seem when Adianna touches her?

3. What does Sarah manage to do to Nikolas?

4. What does Robert say when he sees what Sarah shows him?

5. What did Kaleo not let Nissa do when she hunted for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sarah hope Nikolas has done with Adianna?

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

3. What happens when Dominique awakens Sarah?

4. Why does Sarah put down all her weapons?

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

6. What is in Sarah's locker when she gets back to school?

7. How does Sarah get Nikolas to allow her to leave?

8. What does Nikolas learn when he questions Christine and what does he offer to do?

9. What do Christopher and Nikolas discuss after Nikolas brushes his fangs across Sarah's throat?

10. What does Robert think will happen when they go see Christine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in Shattered Mirror? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in Shattered Mirror. Include why you believe it is foreshadowing. Give examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Shattered Mirror and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Amelia Atwater-Rhodes.

2. What in Atwater-Rhodes's background may have helped her in writing Shattered Mirror? What may have influenced the way she depicts various characters and scenes?

3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.

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