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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. How long does Jean Claude tell Anita to wait before she tries to save the two wereleopards being held prisoner in the Circus of the Damned?

2. How does Asher respond to Anita's compliments at the beginning of Chapter 11?

3. Who does Anita shoot with normal bullets and threaten with silver bullets in Chapter 4?

4. Where do Anita and Jean Claude have dinner in Chapter 7?

5. What secret about Anita has Jean Claude kept from the vampire council?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is the Traveler and what unique ability does he have?

4. What is Humans First?

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

6. How does Asher respond to Anita's references to his beauty at the beginning of Chapter 11?

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

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

9. In Chapter 22, what does Jean Claude think can be done to free Vivian and Gregory, the hostages the vampire council is keeping at The Circus of the Damned?

10. In Chapter 14, how does Jean Claude tell Anita they should deal with the vampire council?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Anita's relationships with law enforcement and with the individual law enforcement officers in the novel. In what ways is Anita a law enforcement officer for vampires and shapeshifters? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the depiction of women in Burnt Offerings. 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

Burnt Offerings contains a number of instances of irony. Cite at least three examples of irony in the novel and what you think the author is trying to convey through her use of this technique.

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