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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. Why do Tommy and Jody decide to try drowning her?

2. What has Jody failed to turn into so far?

3. What does Jody's vampiric nature tell her to do?

4. Why has the older vampire decided to leave dead bodies around San Francisco?

5. Who calls Tommy as he is about to go to sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. In order to give the turtles freedom, what does Tommy do?

2. Why does Jody think her maker is setting her and Tommy up?

3. Why does Jody decide to complete her first kill?

4. With the help of the dog, where do the Animals find Elijah's resting place?

5. How does the novel end?

6. As Jody leaves the vampire meeting, who calls her at a pay phone?

7. What happens when Jody wakes up in the morgue?

8. Why does Simon attack Jody?

9. Why does Tommy decides to "hold on to" Jody?

10. As Tommy's experiments continue, what does he discover of Jody's powers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What manifested Jody's intense self-consciousness and dislike of herself?

How is Jody's fear and self-consciousness extreme?

Give specific examples and descriptions of the events that display Jody's condition.

Essay Topic 2

How does Moore use style and tone to create the landscape of San Francisco?

How does Moore use colorful, creative characters to expose San Francisco?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, Moore mocks stereotypical gender roles. Analyze three of the following characters and describe how they defy or humor American stereotypical gender roles:

Jody

Simon

Francis Stroud

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