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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 does Alejandro want Anita to become?

2. Who does Alejandro tear apart during the fight at the Circus of the Damned?

3. What did Jeremy Ruebens claim on the morning news?

4. How does Anita feel after phoning Mr. Oliver?

5. In the caves, where does Anita's first bullet hit Alejandro?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Alejandro do to Anita during the fight between Jean-Claude and Mr. Oliver?

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

4. What does Ronnie tell Anita when she calls in Chapter 31?

5. Why does Richard take Anita to Jean-Claude in Chapter 42, and how does she react?

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

7. What happens when Mr. Oliver orders Anita to kill Jean-Claude?

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

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

10. Describe Mr. Oliver.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How are the different symbols (the Master of the City, Circus of the Damned, etc.) used throughout the novel to represent abstract concepts? Detail and explain how the symbols are used to describe certain abstract concepts and which concepts they describe.

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