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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 happens when Madge is in the cloud?

2. Whom does Murphy shoot?

3. What does Inari tell Harry?

4. With what do two of the human servants fill the hallway?

5. What does Murphy ask Harry about Raith?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can Lara find Thomas and what shocks Harry about that?

2. How does Emma get killed and what does Harry do right after she is killed?

3. What does a specialist tell Harry about Harry's hand and what is Harry's response?

4. Where do Ebenezar and Harry go when they leave his place?

5. What clues Harry in to the fact that Murphy is not against him?

6. What does Bob tell Harry about the people in the shelter?

7. Describe the Deeps.

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

9. What did Harry's mother do to Raith and what is Raith's response?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of Blood Rites and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why Blood Rites is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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