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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. Harry only has a limited amount of time______________.

2. How does Harry identify Marva?

3. What is a drawback with how Harry stops the fire?

4. What does Kincaid do to Mavra?

5. Who helps the person fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Harry calls Raith House?

2. What does Bob tell Harry about the vampires when Harry gets home?

3. How does Harry kill off all the vampires and their servants?

4. What does Harry tell Ebenezar and Kincaid and what do they do after that?

5. What does Harry see when he looks at Kincaid, what does he tell Murphy to reassure her and what do they hear from the dark?

6. What happens when Harry and Murphy encounters the first group at the shelter?

7. What is Harry still dealing with? Why is he able to laugh?

8. What does Murphy's mother tell Harry and what does she ask him?

9. Who shows up when Harry and Bob are talking and why?

10. How does Harry stop the fire assault from two human servants?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think Blood Rites is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

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

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think Blood Rites is? Explain your response.

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