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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 do in Chapter 42 to get him to get Niley's messengers to reveal the location of the kidnap victims?
2. What does Dolph tell Anita that Franklin Niley does professionally?
3. Who is Howard Grant?
4. How does the speed with which werewolves heal compare to the speed with which humans heal?
5. What injury does Terry Fletcher sustain during the fight with Anita and her friends?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the sheriff and his deputies treat Anita and Richard in Chapter 29?
2. Why does Jean-Claude not discourage Richard's romantic pursuit of Anita?
3. What news do Donald and Officer Thompson bring Anita in Chapter 42 and what gruesome evidence do they bring to substantiate their story?
4. What evidence in Chapter 32 tells Anita the murdered woman was killed by a demon rather than a troll and how do the police respond to her suggestion of a demon?
5. What plan do Richard and Anita devise to appease the sheriff in Chapter 29?
6. Who does Franklin Niley bring with him when he meets Anita in Chapter 35?
7. Who is Roxanne and why is she angry with Anita?
8. Describe Anita's encounter in the woods with the five hired thugs from Myerton in Chapter 25.
9. Who is Dr. Carrie Onslow and why is she crying in Chapter 31?
10. Why is Anita jealous of Dr. Carrie Onslow?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Anita Blake is the protagonist of the novel, yet she is also a vampire slayer and she chops off the fingers of Officer Thompson. Discuss the character of Anita and her role as protagonist or heroine. What are her character strengths and flaws? How do these strengths and flaws help and hinder her during the story? In what ways is she typical and in what ways is she atypical for a protagonist or heroine? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the techniques Laurell K. Hamilton uses to create her fictional world. One such technique is her use of werewolf and vampire titles and vocabulary. Discuss at least three techniques she uses to depict her novel's world and cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the depiction of women in Blue Moon. Are women in positions of leadership in the novel? What characteristics are ascribed to women in the novel? Do the men in the novel treat the women as equals or do they try to dominate them? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your conclusions.
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