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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. Why did the morgue stay at the St. Louis City Hospital after the rest of the hospital was evacuated?

2. What is the only difference between the first and second murder scenes?

3. Who thinks that Larry did a good job of raising his third zombie of the night?

4. Who is a monster bounty hunter?

5. What does Anita try to talk Larry out of becoming while they are at Oakglen Cemetery?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the police station, what do Anita and Jean-Claude argue about?

2. Why do Anita and Alejandro fight, and how does their fight end?

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

4. What emergency arises at the end of Chapter 6?

5. Where does Anita go in Chapter 5, and what does she see?

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

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

8. How does Alejandro convince Anita to relinquish her gun?

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

10. Why does Anita show her scars to Larry, and how does he react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe Anita's relationships with the men in her life, specifically Jean-Claude, Richard, Edward and Larry. How does she treat them differently and why? How do each of these men view Anita?

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