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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. Where is Jack Culpepper killed?

2. What does Sam say he eats?

3. Where does Sam go in his search for Jack?

4. What does Sam decide to do after watching for awhile?

5. Where do Grace and Sam decide to go to search for Jack?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Grace describe wolves attacking her?

3. What does Grace learn when she gets to school, and what does Sam remember about Christa?

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

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

6. Why does Sam go into the woods to a shed?

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

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

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

10. What confuses Sam about Grace having been bitten by a werewolf?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 Maggie Stiefvater.

2. What in Stiefvater's background may have helped him in writing "Shiver"? What may have influenced the way he 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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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