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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. Why does Corbin carry Shay back to the cabin in Part 1 Chapter 17?

2. When Shay wakes up in Part 1 Chapter 3, what do people call her?

3. Who is Bran?

4. Who does Shay learn is dead in Part 1 Chapter 16?

5. What does Shay forget to do in Part 1 Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thora K accuse Shay of in Part I Chapter 19, and why?

2. Who are the main characters of the novel, and what is their connection to one another?

3. What does Shay decide to write down in Part I Chapter 14?

4. What do Shay and Thora K envision in Part I Chapter 18?

5. How is the news of Brandy's body's pregnancy received?

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

7. What happens when Shay briefly inhabits her own body in Part I Chapter 15?

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

9. What do people think of Brandy in Part I Chapter 6?

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 time travel in the novel "The Mirror". Does Millhiser explain the time travel in a convincing manner? How does the time travel impact Brandy's life? How does it impact Shay's life?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss Millhiser's use of foreshadowing. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel? Why might Millhiser use foreshadowing?

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