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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. Who interrupts Anita's slumber in Chapter 27?

2. Where do Anita, Larry and Edward arrive at the beginning of Chapter 46?

3. Why does Anita feel pain in her leg in Chapter 41?

4. Who leaves with Anita and Larry after the meeting with Jean-Claude?

5. Why can nothing hurt Melanie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anita tell Jean-Claude when she reaches him?

2. What does Alejandro do to Anita during the fight between Jean-Claude and Mr. Oliver?

3. What awaits Anita at her apartment after she returns from the Circus of the Damned in Chapter 38?

4. What happens when Anita reaches the cave where she is supposed to be meeting Mr. Oliver?

5. Why does Karl Inger call Anita at home?

6. Why does Anita call Mr. Oliver in Chapter 44, and how does she feel afterward?

7. Describe the scene before the fight between Jean-Claude and Mr. Oliver.

8. What does Jean-Claude believe Alejandro has done, how does Anita respond, and what does Jean-Claude say are her only options now?

9. Who is Melanie?

10. Why does Richard take Anita to Jean-Claude in Chapter 42, and how does she react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Anita change throughout the novel? Detail the changes she makes and the reasons behind those changes.

Essay Topic 2

How is foreshadowing used in "Circus of the Damned"? Choose one major instance of foreshadowing and follow it through the book, finishing with how the event is fulfilled.

Essay Topic 3

How does the first person point-of-view enhance and inhibit the story? How would the novel change if a different point of view were used?

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