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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 Tommy talk to the corpse about?

2. What does Gilbert Bendetti use his job at the morgue to do?

3. Who does Jody meet once she wakes the next night?

4. What are the names of the two officers that are investigating the murders of drained bodies?

5. What does Tommy nickname the corpse in the freezer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Animals decide to go to Tommy's house at 7:30 in the morning?

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

3. After the explosion, Elijah crawls out of the rubble. Why does Jody ask for him to be spared?

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

5. Why does Jody ask Tommy to kill Elijah during the day?

6. Why does Tommy think that he and Jody's relationship is unbalanced?

7. Who saves Jody from burning up as daylight breaks?

8. Why do the police choose to arrest Tommy?

9. How does killing make Jody understand her vampiric nature?

10. What is the true reason that Tommy locked Jody in the freezer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze how Moore utilizes symbolism throughout the entire book.

In our culture, what is blood symbolic of?

As Jody becomes a vampire, blood's symbolism changes. How does is change?

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

Compare the characters Tommy and Elijah.

How does Elijah attempt to control Jody differ from Tommy's past attempts?

Are both men seeking a true companion?

Or do they want a woman that they can oppress?

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