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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. Why is Adianna fearful when she sees Sarah?

2. What does Christopher do to Sarah's hand?

3. For what does Nissa feel guilty?

4. What does Sarah think she has to do?

5. What does Sarah hope has happened to Adianna?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Christine act towards Sarah initially and what makes Christine change?

2. About what do the twins argue concerning Sarah?

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

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

5. What happens after Christopher grabs Sarah's wrist?

6. What happens when Dominique awakens Sarah?

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

8. What happens when Adianna arrives?

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

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

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

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Shattered Mirror.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Shattered Mirror. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Shattered Mirror. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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