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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 Jamil?

2. Which of the following is not a werewolf at the hospital with Anita in Chapter 38?

3. How does Ronnie feel about Anita's relationship with Jean Claude?

4. In Chapter 30, what does Anita follow into the woods?

5. What happens to Anita as she's shooting the attacking vampires at the end of Chapter 46?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Louie feel about Anita and why does he suggest that Anita and Richard continue to see each other?

2. What is the Day of Cleansing and how does it relate to the attack on Anita and her friends in Chapter 32?

3. What happens in Chapter 46 when Anita and the police descend into the basement to try to move the vampires to higher ground?

4. What does Asher want from Anita in Chapter 49 and how does she manage to avoid giving it to him?

5. What does Pete McKinnon ask Anita to assist him with in Chapter 34?

6. How does Ronnie feel about Anita's relationships with Jean Claude and Richard, and how do Ronnie's opinions about the two men in Anita's life compare with Anita's opinions?

7. In what ways is Anita a mother figure to Larry and to the shapeshifters in the novel?

8. What explanation does Jean Claude give Anita for the unusual behavior that Caroline has observed among the vampires?

9. What special abilities does Warrick display in Chapter 30 and what does he think his abilities indicate?

10. In Chapter 26, why is Richard angry with Anita?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the major themes of this novel? Discuss at least three themes. Tell what the author is trying to say about each theme and how she depicts it. 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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