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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 calls and wakes Anita while she is in the middle of a strange dream?

2. Who agrees with Anita that they are in big trouble at the morgue?

3. Who is obviously jealous of Anita's attraction toward Richard?

4. How old is Larry?

5. Why does Anita compare this type of animalistic vampire to a PCP addict at the morgue?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Edward, and what does he want with Anita?

3. What does Dolph tell Anita when he calls her about the second crime scene?

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

5. What does Anita see when she regains consciousness?

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

7. What does Richard explain about Stephen at the police station?

8. How is the giant cobra defeated?

9. What does Anita do when it becomes clear that someone is out there in the dark after her zombie raising appointment?

10. Why does Bert page Anita, and what does Anita tell him in response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Which characters are present in the novel as the protagonist and the antagonist? Why are these characters labeled in this way?

Essay Topic 3

Investigate "Circus of the Damned" as paranormal romance. How does it adhere to and differ from the typical paranormal romance? What changes could be made to mark it more clearly as paranormal romance? What changes could be made to prevent critics from classifying the novel as paranormal romance?

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