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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. Where was Nona sent to give birth to Woody?

2. What sits atop the belfry of the church in the Retreat?

3. What does Alex stand on to peer through the window at the Retreat?

4. What does Alex say Swopes' greenhouse looks like in comparison to Ezra's?

5. How long ago did the monks leave the monastery that is now the Retreat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alex decide that Sheriff Houten isn't the right person for him to go to in order to get straight answers about the Swopes?

2. What prompts Raoul to go to La Vista, which lands him in jail?

3. Why is Alex certain that Matthias lied about buying seeds from Mr. Swopes?

4. What reason does Raoul give Alex for choosing oncology as his specialty?

5. When Milo tells Alex that he will pursue the Swopes case after he's done with the rapist's case, why do his words chill Alex?

6. Why is Ezra hesitant to tell Alex what he knows about Nona when she was young?

7. Why did Alex buy Delano Hardy a guitar?

8. Why does Alex decide to follow the car he encounters as he leaves the Retreat?

9. What do Mr. Swopes' ledgers indicate his wife's role was in his incestuous relationship with Nona?

10. Why does Milo think Alex is still in danger even though Richard Moody is dead?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Augie's perspective on the events at the hospital unique? What makes him able to see things in a different way than other doctors? What about him is so difficult for Raoul to deal with? Why doesn't Raoul fire him?

Essay Topic 2

What does the single, normal tree standing at the end of Mr. Swopes' greenhouse symbolize? Why does the author include this striking example of symbolism? What does it add to the story?

Essay Topic 3

What makes "Blood Test" a crime novel? What aspects of the crime novel genre does the book contain?

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