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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. In Chapter 22, what does Jean Claude tell Anita she can do about the two leopards left behind at the Circus of the Damned?

2. Since vampires don't eat food, how is Jean Claude able to taste what Anita eats?

3. What causes Asher's scars?

4. Which of the following statements is not true about the history between Asher and Jean Claude?

5. In what city does this novel take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Larry doing when he is attacked by a member of Humans First?

2. What is Anita Blake's profession and how does this profession bring her into conflict during the novel?

3. How does Yvette try to intimidate Jean Claude in Chapter 18, and what is Jean Claude's response to her attempts to conquer him?

4. Explain how Anita draws on Richard's power in Chapter 6 and what affect their combined power has on the werewolves in Richard's pack.

5. Why does Jean Claude need his strength restored in Chapter 16 and how does Anita help him restore it?

6. Why does Liv want Anita to look her in the eyes in Chapter 12?

7. Why does Anita ask Sylvie not to challenge Richard in Chapter 21?

8. How does Anita's relationship with Sylvie change from the beginning of the book to Chapter 21?

9. What is Anita's position in Richard's werewolf pack and how does that position bring her into conflict with Sylvie?

10. What does Asher think the vampire council wants from Jean Claude and why doesn't he think they want to kill Jean Claude?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of forgiveness in Burnt Offerings. Which characters desire forgiveness? Which characters refuse to forgive others? What do you think the author is trying to say about forgiveness through how she depicts it in the novel? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the triumvirate. What conflicts does it bring to Anita? What benefits does it bring to Anita? What does it symbolize? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Humans First organization in the novel and how it conveys the concept of prejudice. What do you think the author is trying to say about prejudice through her depiction of this group in the novel? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

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