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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 item is found in the motel room that leads Milo and Alex to Adam and Eve Messenger Service?

2. Who goes with Alex to the Sea Breeze Motel to talk with the Swopes?

3. What is Beverly Lucas' occupation?

4. How many times does Doug say he messengered with Nona?

5. Who drives Beverly home from the Sea Breeze Motel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Norman Mathews (Noble Matthias) leave the law profession?

2. What reasons does Professor Fiacre give for the Touch being a small, relatively unknown sect?

3. Why does Raoul say the parents who were Jehovah's Witnesses, were happy when Raoul took them to court to force them to allow blood transfusions for their daughter?

4. How does Nona react to Raoul's inquiry about Woody's health in Chapter Three?

5. How does Augie react to Milo's questioning him about the Touch and Nona Swopes?

6. Why did Robin feel that putting in a koi pond might be beneficial to Alex?

7. Why did Milo choose not to take the lieutenants exam when it was offered to him?

8. What is Raoul's office like?

9. What defense of the nurses does Valcroix offer when Raoul blames them for Woody's disappearance?

10. Why does Alex decide to return Moody's phone call?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are dysfunctional families a theme of "Blood Test"? What examples of dysfunctional families do we see? What makes each family dysfunctional?

Essay Topic 2

What is Milo's and Alex's friendship like? Why is it important to the development of the characters? How does the friendship affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Nona choose to exert her parental rights over Woody at the time of his illness? What does this reveal about her? What is her relationship with Woody like at the end of the novel?

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