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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. Of what group is Thomas a member?

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

3. Why is Harry shocked when Bob tells him information about Genosa?

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

5. Why would Harry accidentally hurt Inari?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Thomas going to heal and what does Justine say to Harry?

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

7. What does Harry find out as he is setting up lines at the set and what does Murphy say about it?

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

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

10. What does Harry find in the dressing room and what does he do immediately?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Jim Butcher.

2. What in Butcher's background may have helped him in writing Blood Rites? What may have influenced the way he depicts various characters and scenes?

3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Harry's mother tells him that she has prepared them both for this day and that they should watch out for each other. Harry's mother gives him a gift, explaining that it is insight. Harry accepts it. When he is out of the soul gaze Harry tells Thomas that their mother said that she loved them both. Harry has spent so much of his life alone that he is not sure how to react now that he has family. Part of him is still leery of letting Thomas too close, but the words spoken to him by his own mother have gone a long way to solidify the beginnings of a relationship for the two of them.

1. Discuss what you think Harry might be feeling and thinking when he finds out he has a brother. Use examples from your own life and Blood Rites to support your answer.

2. Do you think Harry is better off emotionally knowing what happened to his mother? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and Blood Rites to support your answer.

3. Discuss, in depth, how you think Harry's life is going to change now that Thomas and the puppy is now living with him. Use examples from your own life and Blood Rites to support your answer.

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