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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 announces to Jean Claude in Chapter 7 that the vampire council is in town and wanting to see him?

2. In Chapter 13, where does Anita shoot Liv?

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

4. What happens to Jean Claude in Chapter 16 after he saves Anita from Padma's attack?

5. What is Anita Blake's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. What explanation does Jean Claude give Anita in Chapter 8 when she asks what is going on with the vampire council?

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

3. 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.

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

5. 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?

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

7. What is Humans First?

8. What is Asher's history with Jean Claude and what does Asher vow to see happen to Jean Claude?

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

10. Who is Padma and how does Anita come into conflict with him in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Richard and Sylvie, the two leaders of the werewolf pack. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the techniques Laurell K. Hamilton uses to create her fictional world. One such technique is her use of vampire and shapeshifter titles and vocabulary. Discuss at least three techniques she uses to depict her novel's world and cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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