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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. Who is Dr. Patrick?

2. At the end of Chapter 30, what do Verne and Anita experience during the wolf rite in which they engage?

3. What stops Roxanne's fight with Anita in Chapter 40?

4. What happens to people who become involved with Franklin NIley?

5. Why is it difficult for Richard to control his ability to change into a wolf in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news do Donald and Officer Thompson bring Anita in Chapter 42 and what gruesome evidence do they bring to substantiate their story?

2. How do the sheriff and his deputies treat Anita and Richard in Chapter 29?

3. What protects Charlotte from the demon in Chapter 45?

4. How does Anita save Asher's life in Chapter 41 and how does her action affect her relationship with Asher?

5. How does Anita free the demon in Chapter 45 and what is the demon's response when she does so?

6. What plan do Richard and Anita devise to appease the sheriff in Chapter 29?

7. Why does Howard Grant, Niley's psychic, switch sides in Chapter 44 and ally himself with Anita against Niley?

8. Why is Anita jealous of Dr. Carrie Onslow?

9. Who is Marianne and how does she suggest that Anita deal with Raina's munin in Chapter 25?

10. What wolf ability of Richard's does Anita discover in herself in Chapter 31 and how does she feel about this new skill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Anita Blake is the clear protagonist of the novel, it could be argued that Frank Niley, Howard Grant, and Linus Beck are all antagonists. Compare and contrast these villains. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Blue Moon contains a number of instances of irony. Cite at least three examples of irony in the novel and how it is used to indicate events to come.

Essay Topic 3

Blue Moon takes place in the present in Tennessee and St. Louis in an alternate reality in which vampires, werewolves, and trolls are real. Discuss how the geographical and chronological settings affect the story and how the characters and story might differ if Laurell K. Hamilton had set the novel in another era or in a world in which vampires and werewolves are real but are thought to be mere myths and legends. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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