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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. At the laundromat, who attacks Jody?

2. What does Jody want to be with someone so much younger than she?

3. What can't Tommy ignore on the streets of San Francisco?

4. Why does Jody pull Tommy across the street?

5. How does Tommy feel about the tasks that Jody has assigned to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jody ask Tommy to jump off of the Coit Tower?

2. Why does Jody hate walking alone?

3. Why does Jody break the romantic mood that is building between her and Tommy?

4. Jody asks Tommy to do many things for her. How does Tommy begin to feel about Jody's bossiness?

5. How does Jody become a vampire?

6. Why does Tommy choose to run into the bathroom and lock himself inside? How does Jody convince Tommy of her innocence?

7. Jody gets a phone call from a mysterious person. What does the person say to her?

8. What does Tommy decide to help Simon with?

9. What does Moore do in this chapter that is important for Jody's character development?

10. Now that Jody has been bitten, how does she feel differently?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1. Analyze the character the Emperor.

Part 2. What does this character symbolize for the city of San Francisco? What important topics does the Emperor help to bring to the forefront?

Essay Topic 2

Because Tommy is taking over Simon's position, Simon feels some resentment and rivalry towards Tommy.

1. Compare and contrast the characters of Tommy and Simon.

2. How does their relationship change as the book unravels?

3. Why does Moore have the final confrontation with Jody and not Tommy? What does this say about Simon?

Essay Topic 3

Several of the characters in Bloodsucking Fiends are aflicted with AIDS:

Why does Moore discuss AIDS in the book?

Does this have something to do with the time period of the novel?

How did AIDS affect the gay and young American scene in San Francisco in the early 1990s?

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