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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 see walking around the stage?

2. What does Thomas do when he comes to Harry's room?

3. What does Harry do when he and Joan get where they are going?

4. What does Harry think about Kincaid as a person?

5. What company did Genosa leave to start his own business?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harry do when he first arrives on Genosa's set?

2. What happens when Harry returns to his office?

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

4. What does Thomas want when Harry wakes and what does Harry tell Thomas?

5. How does Harry kill the demon and what happens to it when he does kill it?

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

7. What does Genosa tell Harry about Giselle, what does Genosa ask Harry and what is Harry's response?

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

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

10. What is Harry doing at the beginning of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?

2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Blood Rites help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Blood Rites? Why or why not?

3. Choose one specific incident in Blood Rites to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would respond.

Essay Topic 2

Blood Rites belongs to the fantasy genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the fantasy genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a fantasy and a historical novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in Blood Rites. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in Blood Rites. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of change in Blood Rites. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with change? Why? What are some symbols of change? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid? Which situations seem most changed?

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