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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. What advice does Anita give Richard as he drops her off at her apartment?

2. Who shapeshifts into the water?

3. What does Mr. Oliver command Anita to do?

4. What does Alejandro want Anita to become?

5. What does Anita realize when she feels a strange wind at her back?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jean-Claude explain to Anita when she arrives at the Circus of the Damned on Halloween?

2. Describe Mr. Oliver.

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

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

5. What happens when Anita reaches the cave where she is supposed to be meeting Mr. Oliver?

6. What does Anita want to prevent Larry from doing, who agrees, and why?

7. What awaits Anita at her apartment after she returns from the Circus of the Damned in Chapter 38?

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

9. Where do Anita and Larry go in Chapter 34, what does Anita warn Larry about, and who escorts them inside?

10. Why is Larry eager to hunt vampires?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Jean-Claude and Richard. How are their relationships with Anita similar and different?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Anita and Jean-Claude's relationship affect the story?

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