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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 does Thomas Carswell tell Anita and Richard is in charge at the Circus of the Damned during the day, while the vampires sleep?

2. What do the authorities want Anita to determine when she reaches the fire-damaged building in Chapter 41?

3. When a flower delivery man arrives in Chapter 32, from whom has he supposedly brought flowers for Anita?

4. Who is at Anita's side at the beginning of Chapter 47?

5. Who does Detective Padgett want to arrest in Chapter 36 until Anita convinces him no crime has been committed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jean Claude think of Anita's desire to ask the vampire council to help with the vampire problems?

2. Where do Dolph and Pete McKinnon want Anita to meet them in Chapter 39 and why do they need her assistance there?

3. How does Anita help Richard control his beast in Chapter 29, and what does her manner of helping him indicate about how she and Richard feel about each other?

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

5. Who is Cherry and why is Richard angry with her in Chapter 27?

6. How does Captain Thomas Carswell help Anita and her group at the Circus of the Damned in Chapter 29 and what is unusual about the fact that he is helping them?

7. Why does Anita's saving of Rafael's life significant to Louie?

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

9. What special bond do Richard, Anita, and Jean Claude share?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast any three vampire characters in Burnt Offerings. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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