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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 is highly decorated?

2. What does Lara tell her father?

3. How does Trixie die?

4. Harry only has a limited amount of time______________.

5. What is said about Ebenezar McCoy as far as being a wizard is concerned?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Trixie do with the gun she is carrying?

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

5. How is Trixie killed?

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

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

8. What happens when Harry calls Raith House?

9. Where are the children at the shelter, how are they being held and who can rescue them?

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

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

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

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.

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