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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 Harry demand of Thomas?

2. What do the beings chasing Harry do outside the building?

3. What does Kincaid say about daylight and Mavra?

4. What does Lara tell Thomas?

5. What does the woman tell Harry about him and Thomas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harry tell Murphy he has learned about Thomas and what do he, Murphy and Kincaid discuss?

2. What do Harry and Murphy talk about on the phone concerning Genosa?

3. What does Joan tell Harry about Genosa's present company and actors?

4. What is Harry dodging when being chased and what do the demons do when he gets outside?

5. What does Harry's mother tell him?

6. What does Harry do after speaking briefly to Thomas and why does Inari come to his room? What happens to her?

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

8. How does Harry feel when Thomas tells him they are brothers, what does Harry demand and what does Harry first see in the mirror?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in Blood Rites? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in Blood Rites. Include why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Blood Rites and your own life to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Death Masks is one book in a series of novels involving Harry Dresden. Discuss the following:

1. What are a couple advantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.

2. What are a couple disadvantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.

3. Do you prefer to read a stand alone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.

4. Do you think it is easier or more difficult (or about the same) to write a standalone book versus one in a series? Explain your answer.

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