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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 is Shay's daughter named?

2. Where does Hutch invite Shay in Part 1 Chapter 20?

3. What does Shay wonder about in Part 1 Chapter 17?

4. Who is assassinated in Part 1 Chapter 19?

5. Who gives Shay the mirror?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Shay gives birth in Part I Chapter 19?

2. What happens when Hutch Maddon is thrown from his horse in Part I Chapter 13?

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

4. Who is Grandma Bran, and how does she react when she sees the mirror in Part I Chapter 1?

5. What does Shay learn about Thora in Part I Chapter 13?

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

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

8. What happens to John McCabe in Part I Chapter 14?

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

10. What does the Part 1 Interim reveal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of death in the novel "The Mirror". How does Millhiser illustrate the motif of death in the novel? Who dies in the novel? How do they die? What is the significance of each death?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the character Shay. What are her defining character traits? What is her role in the story? What struggles or obstacles does she face throughout the novel? Does she grow as a character? If so, how?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of women during the two time periods in which the novel is set (early 1900's and 1970's). How do the differences in how women are regarded and treated in these two time periods impact Brandy and Shay?

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