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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 kind of business does Ezra own?

2. How old was Nona when her father first committed incest with her?

3. How does Alex describe Doug's eyes when he bursts into the trailer?

4. How long has Ezra been living in La Vista?

5. How much does Ezra say two cherimoya might be sold for at a gourmet grocer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the back road Alex notices on the county map in the La Vista police station?

2. Why does Alex say he "craved the balm of denial" as he is leaving the Touch's Retreat?

3. Why did Alex buy Delano Hardy a guitar?

4. Why does Milo think Alex is still in danger even though Richard Moody is dead?

5. Why is Ezra hesitant to tell Alex what he knows about Nona when she was young?

6. Why doesn't Nona want to return Woody to the hospital?

7. Why is Alex particularly concerned about Ricky Moody following the death of Richard Moody?

8. Why does Doug feel he, Nona, and Woody are a family?

9. Why does the optimism in Garland Swope's ledgers end in Volume X?

10. Why is Alex certain that Matthias lied about buying seeds from Mr. Swopes?

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

Essay Topic 3

What is the scene at the climax of the novel? What makes it the climax? What leads up to this climax? What story lines are wrapped up?

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