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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 do when the other arrives?

2. What does Grace's father tell her?

3. About what does Grace confront her father?

4. What does Sam say being a werewolf does?

5. What does Rachel want to do for the Christmas holiday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Grace say about a spot in the woods where she and Sam pass through, and how does Sam explain it?

4. What does Sam say about Shelby?

5. Describe Grace's encounter with Sam when she first caresses him in wolf form.

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

7. What does Grace worry about concerning an encounter with Jack and why does she worry about the possibility?

8. What does the nurse ask Grace when she takes Sam to the hospital?

9. What does Sam relate about a time Grace comes in the bookstore with her two friends, Olivia and Rachel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of interesting questions raised by "Shiver". Questions that Stiefvater 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 Stiefvater' agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Stiefvater' 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 Stiefvater and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.

Essay Topic 3

Characters are an important part of what makes "Shiver" interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Sam. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Grace. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Olivia. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

4. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Isabel. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

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