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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 Anita say when Jean-Claude calls her an impatient flower while talking to him on the phone?

2. Why does Jean-Claude say that the desk clerk let him into Anita's room?

3. What does Anita say will happen next time if Larry doesn't come with her to the second murder scene in Chapter 11?

4. What does Anita say that Jason did the last two times that they met?

5. Why does Freemont say that the Quinlan's are planning to sue Anita?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anita tell everyone before they go out hunting vampires in Chapter 15?

2. In the beginning of Chapter 6 what do Larry and Anita discuss in regards to the rules of being at a crime scene for Larry to follow?

3. What does Magnus explain when Dorcas brigns over the menues to Anita and Larry?

4. What do Anita and Larry find while they are driving to Bloody Bones restaurant?

5. In Chapter 13 what does Jeff tell Anita and Larry about Andy when they talk to Jeff in his room?

6. What does Wallace tell Anita about his first partner?

7. What does Stirling tell Anita about the Bouvier family?

8. What does Anita explain happened to get everyone ready to start persecuting vampires?

9. Describe Bloody Bones when Anita and Larry first walk in in Chapter 9.

10. Describe the scene in the helicopter in Chapter 3.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What role did power play in the story?

2) How does power translate differently to the various characters in the story? Stirling, Anita, Serephina, Jason, or any others.

3) Why do you think that Ellie chose to let herself become a vampire? Do you believe it was related to a desire for power? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

1) Why does Anita try so hard to protect Larry?

2) What does this reveal about Anita's personality?

3) Explain the relationship that Anita and Larry have? Would you say that it is more than a typical co-worker relationship? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Pick one of the following to write about.

1) Did reading BLOODY BONES make you interested in reading other books in the series? Explain your answer and if you are interested in the ones earlier in the story or later in the story.

2) Do you feel that Anita is wrong to date both Richard and Jean-Claude? Does the fact that Jean-Claude has offered to kill Richard effect your opinion? Why or why not?

3) When do feel that the plot of the story became obvious? What tools did the author use to convey the important information to the reader?

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