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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 was Nona when Doug saw her for the first time?

2. What circles the compound of the Retreat?

3. What color is the door to Augie's dorm?

4. What kind of business does Ezra own?

5. What illness does Alex come down with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alex decide to follow the car he encounters as he leaves the Retreat?

2. How does Alex gain access to the trailer where Nona and Woody are staying?

3. When Milo tells Alex that he will pursue the Swopes case after he's done with the rapist's case, why do his words chill Alex?

4. What is Alex's initial impression of the Touch's Retreat?

5. What do Mr. Swopes' ledgers indicate his wife's role was in his incestuous relationship with Nona?

6. Who does Nona say took Woody from the hospital and why?

7. What prompts Raoul to go to La Vista, which lands him in jail?

8. Why does Raoul initially refuse to leave La Vista?

9. Why does Ezra say it's doubtful that Marla and Nona spent much time together when Nona was young?

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

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

How is Nona's life impacted by her father's incestuous experiments? What affect does it have on her psyche? How does she act because of it?

Essay Topic 3

How does the Swopes' greenhouse reflect the family itself? What similarities does it have to the goings on in the family?

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