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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 does the large amount of money mean about Jody's creator?

2. What is Tommy tempted to do while Jody is dead to the world?

3. After she wakes up, who does Jody try calling to pick her up?

4. At work, what does Tommy bring to his office to further study women?

5. How does the author describe Simon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jody's maker leave her so much money?

2. Instead of asking Tommy to sleep with her, what does Jody ask of Tommy?

3. Does Tommy have any second thoughts about all the work Jody has him do?

4. As the two begin their date, what does Tommy tell Jody?

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

6. What does Troy Lee discover about Tommy's roommates?

7. Why does Jody hate walking alone?

8. What are the workers at the Marina Safeway referred to and why?

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

10. Is Blood Sucking Fiends simply a love story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the life of Elijah before he was turned into a vampire.

Is this why he seeks to have a companion so survive the rest of his lonely existence?

Essay Topic 3

Power and Independence are important themes in the novel. How are these themes carried out through multiple characters?

Jody

Francis Stroud

Simon

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