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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 Shelby detect about Sam?

2. About what does Grace confront her father?

3. What does Grace see out of her bedroom window the night after her father makes his announcement?

4. What does Grace do?

5. In what season does Grace always see the wolf that saved her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Grace realize about the wolves in the area, and why does she realize it?

4. What happens that same night of her father's announcement when Grace is in her bedroom?

5. Where are Sam's parents?

6. What does Olivia show Grace when Grace is at the other girl's house, and how does Grace respond?

7. What does Sam say about Shelby?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of "Shiver" and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why "Shiver" is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

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

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.

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