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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 Marianne?

2. Whose hair does Marianne want Anita to brush in Chapter 37?

3. What supernatural creatures does Anita think might have committed the crime in Chapter 31 instead of the trolls?

4. According to Captain Henderson, to what can mental illness open a person up?

5. Who criticizes Anita for her violence toward Niley's messengers on the drive to where the kidnap victims are being held?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Franklin Niley bring with him when he meets Anita in Chapter 35?

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

3. Who is Dr. Carrie Onslow and why is she crying in Chapter 31?

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

5. Why does Franklin Niley want the land occupied by the trolls?

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

7. What secret does Damian reveal to Anita in Chapter 41?

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

9. How does Franklin Niley convince Anita to meet with him?

10. Why does Anita choose to be alone rather than with Richard or Jean-Claude at the end of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Anita Blake's relationship with Jean-Claude to her relationship with Richard. Which man do you think she loves best? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the depiction of women in Blue Moon. Are women in positions of leadership in the novel? What characteristics are ascribed to women in the novel? Do the men in the novel treat the women as equals or do they try to dominate them? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Anita's relationship with the wereleopards. Does her relationship with them mirror in any way her relationship with Jean-Claude and/or Richard? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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