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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 Sam think will happen if Grace looks in his eyes?

2. Who is with Grace when Sam decides to talk to her?

3. What does Grace sometimes wish she had done?

4. What is the strange smell of wolf that Sam detects?

5. Who had been shot full of bullets the night Sam is shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Sam is really cold when they arrive back at Grace's house after a walk?

2. What does Sam remember about the attack on Grace by the wolves?

3. What happens one day when Grace thinks she hears Jack Culpepper screaming for help?

4. What does Officer Koenig say about Jack Culpepper in Grace's life skills class?

5. How does Grace describe wolves attacking her?

6. What does Sam say about Shelby?

7. What does Sam say and not say to Grace about his life as a werewolf?

8. Why does Sam go to the Culpepper house and what does he notice there?

9. What disturbing thing does Grace learn about her father and how does she confront him about it?

10. What does Grace's father announce when he comes home from work one night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As in many fantasy novels, magic is an inherent part of a few of the characters and can be wielded by other characters, though not as an inherent aspect of their nature. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the use of magic in "Shiver". Who possesses paranormal abilities as an inherent aspect of their nature? How does the inequality between those who have paranormal abilities impact the plot of "Shiver"?

2. Why do you think magic or special abilities exist in so many fantasy novels? Do you think a novel can be "fantasy" and there be no magic as a part of the storyline? Why or why not.

3. Would you desire to possess the ability to change to a wolf if there were such a talent in our world? Why or why not? What would be the advantages and disadvantages of possessing such an ability

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in "Shiver". Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in "Shiver". Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of change in this book. Consider the change in Grace's lives and the other characters and the change from human to wolf and back.

Essay Topic 3

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

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "Shiver" including why you believe it is such a case. Include 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 "Shiver" and your own live to support your opinion.

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