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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. When a flower delivery man arrives in Chapter 32, from whom has he supposedly brought flowers for Anita?
2. What does Caroline fear in Chapter 42?
3. Which of the following statements does not describe behavior Caroline has observed in the vampires since the vampire council's arrival in St. Louis?
4. Who does Thomas Carswell tell Anita and Richard is in charge at the Circus of the Damned during the day, while the vampires sleep?
5. How do the leopards tell Anita she can help the injured leopard heal?
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. 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?
3. Why does Anita's saving of Rafael's life significant to Louie?
4. How does Louie feel about Anita and why does he suggest that Anita and Richard continue to see each other?
5. Who is Raina and how does Anita use Raina's power in Chapter 37?
6. In Chapter 47, who claims responsibility for the bombings of the vampire businesses in the area and what does Anita learn about the supposed attack on a human at the Burnt Offerings bar?
7. In Chapter 42, what unusual behavior does Caroline report observing among the local vampires since the vampire council has arrived in the city?
8. What explanation does Jean Claude give Anita for the unusual behavior that Caroline has observed among the vampires?
9. What special ability does Detective Padgett have and how does this ability influence his interactions with shapeshifters?
10. Where do Dolph and Pete McKinnon want Anita to meet them in Chapter 39 and why do they need her assistance there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the triumvirate. What conflicts does it bring to Anita? What benefits does it bring to Anita? What does it symbolize? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Anita Blake is a human being interacting with preternatural creates like vampires and werewolves. Discuss Anita's humanness. What advantages does it give her in her interactions with supernatural creatures? What disadvantages does it give her in her interactions with supernatural creatures? Does Anita ultimately prevail in her conflicts with vampires and shapeshifters? What do you think the author is trying to say about humans and their power through her depiction of Anita as heroine? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Anita's relationships with the vampires, the werewolves, the were-leopards, and the wererats in Burnt Offerings. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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