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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 Shay have a vision of in Part 1 Chapter 8?

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

3. Who is Jerry?

4. Who lands at Shay's feet during the rodeo?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the Part 1 Interim reveal?

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

5. What does Shay realize in Part I Chapter 16?

6. What does Shay observe when she awakens in Part I Chapter 3?

7. Where does Hutch take Shay in Part I Chapter 20?

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

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

10. What occurs at the wedding in Part I Chapter 5?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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