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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 color is Doug's hair?

2. What room number are the Swopes staying in at the Sea Breeze Motel?

3. What pattern is on Raoul's tie when Alex first goes to meet with him about Woody?

4. What shape is the buckle on Valcroix's belt when Alex first sees him?

5. What is Nona's given name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What background does Diane Severe have that Alex believes makes her uniquely able to understand children?

2. Why does Bev initially keep the information about the affair between Nona and Augie a secret?

3. How does Alex finally get Ricky Moody to talk to him at Mal's office?

4. Why don't Mal and Alex call the police after receiving rats from Moody?

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

6. Why does Moody approach Alex in the parking lot of the court house after his hearing?

7. Who are the Touchers?

8. What leads Beverly to immediately conclude that Milo is a cop even though she has not met him and he's not in uniform?

9. Why does Doug Carmichael keep his job with Adam and Eve Messenger Service a secret?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What makes "Blood Test" a crime novel? What aspects of the crime novel genre does the book contain?

Essay Topic 2

How does the relationship between Raoul and Alex change as the novel progresses? What causes the change? How does Alex feel about Raoul at the end of the novel? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss determination as a motif of the novel. Which characters exhibit determination and what are they determined to do? How does determination fit as a motif of the novel?

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