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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 Thora K accuse Shay of in Part 1 Chapter 19?

2. What does a man mention to Thora K that proves that 'Brandy' is not crazy in Part 1 Chapter 16?

3. Where does Corbin live?

4. What does Hutch declare to Shay when they meet by the well in Part 1 Chapter 19?

5. Where does Brandy and her family live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader learn of the history of the mirror in Backward?

2. Who is Lon Maddon?

3. What does Shay learn about the Maddon twins in Part I Chapter 11?

4. What does Thora share of Corbin's family background in Part I Chapter 12?

5. How does Shay and her family feel about her impending nuptials in Part I Chapter 2?

6. What does Shay wonder about women in Part I Chapter 17?

7. What public figure dies in Part I Chapter 19 and how does Thora K react to the death?

8. What does Shay reveal to Thora K in Part I Chapter 17?

9. Describe Corbin's cabin and Thora, who Shay meets at the cabin.

10. What does the Part 1 Interim reveal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the marriages between Shay and Corbin, Shay and Hutch and Rachael and Jerry. Do they love and respect each other? Are these marriages happy ones? What are some obstacles that they face as couples?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of the novel. In what way is the setting an important aspect of this story? How does the setting create hardships for the two protagonists?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the historical context of the novel "The Mirror". What major historical events take place during the time period in which this novel is set? How do these real events affect the characters?

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