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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 checks on the object that Larry hits with the car in Chapter 22?

2. What becomes clear just as Anita finishes putting the zombie back in his grave in Chapter 21?

3. Why does Anita tell Larry not to stop the car, despite the road being blocked, in Chapter 22?

4. Who wins the fight between Anita and Marguerite?

5. Who helps people out of the tent at the end of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anita think about Larry as she talks to him while the Doughal family speaks with the zombie?

2. Describe the St. Louis City Morgue and the vampire vault.

3. Who are the two victims at the morgue, how were they killed, and how does Anita's team react?

4. How does everyone in the room react to the fight between Anita and Yasmeen?

5. Who are Jeremy Ruebens and Karl Inger, what do they want from Anita, and how does she respond?

6. After leaving the police station, what do Anita and Richard discuss on the drive home?

7. How is the giant cobra defeated?

8. What wakes Anita from her sleep, and how does she feel about her appointment?

9. Describe Anita's dream in Chapter 11 as well as her reaction to it.

10. What is Anita's reaction to the crime scene she examines in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the main themes in this novel (violence, manipulation, paranormal beings) and detail its recurrences throughout the novel. What does it add to the novel? How does it affect the difference characters?

Essay Topic 2

Anita seems to live by her own set of morals. Is she a "moral" person? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How does the setting of "Circus of the Damned" affect the action of the novel?

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