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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 Brandy ask Rachael about in Part 2 Chapter 1?

2. Where do Thora K and Shay hide the mirror in Part 2 Chapter 4?

3. What does Rachael share with Brandy in Part 3 Chapter 5?

4. What does Lon see visions of in Part 2 Chapter 6?

5. How does Lottie make Brandy uncomfortable in Part 3 Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brandy discover when she briefly re-inhabits her body in Chapter 7?

2. How long has Shay been in Brandy's body by Part 2 Chapter 2 and how does she feel about it?

3. Why is Brandy sent to see Gale Sampson in Chapter 6? What does Gale conclude?

4. How does Rachel become reacquainted with Jerry in Part 2?

5. What is going on with Rachel and Jerry's marriage in Part 3 Chapter 4?

6. Who is Angel St. John?

7. What does Brandy first notice when she is transported into Shay's body?

8. What happens after Shay is sent to live at a sanatorium in Part 2?

9. Where is Brandy and Rachel sent in Part 2 Chapter 6?

10. What happens in Part 2 Chapter 5 at the National Center for Atmospheric Research?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What mystery surrounds the mirror? What questions do the protagonists have in regards to the mirror? To these questions get answered?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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