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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. Where does Murphy point her gun?

2. What do Harry, Murphy and Ebenezar do to get into the building.

3. Who does Harry call?

4. What does Harry about the humans Bob is talking about to Harry?

5. Why is Murphy chosen to get through to the hostages?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. What does Harry offer Raith and how does Raith counter?

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

8. Which of Genosa's wives are introduced and what does Thomas ask about the wife that is not introduced?

9. What does Ebenezar tell Harry about his role in Harry's life?

10. What does Harry offer Lara for her help and what is her response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an important part of what makes Blood Rites interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Harry. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Murphy. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Thomas. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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