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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. Whom does Harry meet when he first arrives on the set?

2. What does Harry do when he wakes Thomas?

3. What does Harry do when he catches up to a hooded figure?

4. What does Lara tell Thomas?

5. What kind of injury does Inari receive during the fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the battle with the vampires end and how are Thomas and Inari?

2. What does Harry's mother tell him?

3. Where does Harry take the box and what happens there?

4. How does Harry kill one of the vampires fighting him and Lara and what does Marva say to him?

5. What do Harry and Bob talk about when he gets home?

6. What does Harry see behind the stage and what happens when Harry chases it?

7. What happens when Harry and Thomas get to Genosa's building?

8. What does Harry find when he returns to his apartment from Raith manor and what does Bob tell him? What is Harry's response?

9. What does Thomas tell Lara and what is her reply?

10. To what does Thomas agree and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an important part of what makes Blood Rites interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Harry. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Murphy. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Thomas. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

The ultimate success of a book hinges on many factors. A book such as Blood Rites is difficult to gauge its success because it is one in a series of books about Harry Dresden. Nonetheless, there are some aspects of any book that must be rendered well in order for it to be considered a successful work of fiction. Discuss the following:

1. What are some aspects of Blood Rites that contribute to it being a successful novel? Give examples.

2. What are some aspects of Blood Rites that should be changed to make it an even more successful novel? Give examples.

3. Discuss five aspects of any work of fiction that need to be present and done well to make it a successful novel.

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of interesting questions raised by Blood Rites. Questions that Butcher most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Butcher's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Butcher's probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

4. Research the life of Butcher and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.

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