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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. At the beginning of Chapter 18, who does Yvette have on a leash?

2. When Anita's beeper goes off at the end of Chapter 22, what does it signal?

3. Who strikes Yvette in Chapter 18 and says she will never conquer him?

4. When Damian resurrects, what does he fear about Anita?

5. In Chapter 21, who does Anita ask Sylvie not to challenge?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the situation that Anita finds at the vampire bar Burnt Offerings in Chapter 23.

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

3. What explanation does Anita give The Traveler for not liking him using Willie's body, and how does the Traveler respond to her explanation?

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

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

6. What is Anita's relationship with the wereleopard pard?

7. What is Dolph Storrs' relationship with Anita and why does he not think she's being completely honest with him in Chapter 6?

8. What do Anita and Jean Claude find nailed to the door of the Circus of the Damned in Chapter 13 and what does this object indicate?

9. Why doesn't the vampire council release Vivian and Gregory in Chapter 30, and what does their treatment of these two shapeshifters reveal about the council?

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

Compare and contrast the antagonists in the novel: the Traveler, Fernando, Padma, Raina, and Yvette. Include a discussion of their relationships with Anita. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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