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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. Where does Irving say that Jean-Claude wants to meet Anita when he calls in Chapter 33?

2. Who is waiting for Anita in her apartment in Chapter 38?

3. Why can nothing hurt Melanie?

4. What does Jean-Claude try to do in Anita's dream in Chapter 27?

5. How long has Inger been Mr. Oliver's human servant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Anita shoots Melanie, and why?

2. Describe the scene before the fight between Jean-Claude and Mr. Oliver.

3. What does Dolph reveal when he phones Anita in Chapter 45?

4. What is Mr. Oliver's goal, according to what he tells Anita in Chapter 30?

5. Why does Anita call Mr. Oliver in Chapter 44, and how does she feel afterward?

6. Describe Mr. Oliver.

7. What does Anita tell Jean-Claude when she reaches him?

8. Describe the scene when Anita returns to Larry in Chapter 36.

9. What powers does Anita gain from receiving the third mark from Jean-Claude?

10. Who is waiting for Anita at her apartment in Chapter 26, and what transpires?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How would the story be different if Anita simply agreed to be Jean-Claude's human servant?

Essay Topic 3

How do the minor characters in the novel affect the plot? How would the novel be different if one or more of these characters were removed?

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