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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 is Anita asked to meet in Chapter 28?

2. What does Larry find leverage in during Anita and Bert's argument in Chapter 32?

3. What does Anita decide to do as Richard takes her home after Jean-Claude gives her the third mark?

4. Who arrives while Anita is cleaning her wounds at her apartment after escaping from the caves?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Irving tell Anita in Chapter 27, and what does she ask him to do?

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

3. Who is Melanie?

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

5. Describe Mr. Oliver.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two characters that act as a foil to one another. In what ways do these characters serve as opposites? Are these differences indicative of good and evil?

Essay Topic 2

How is the action of "Circus of the Damned" affected by this novel being part of a series? Does this aid or hinder reader comprehension if a reader has not read the rest of the series? What aspects of this book are affected by it being part of a series?

Essay Topic 3

How does Anita change throughout the novel? Detail the changes she makes and the reasons behind those changes.

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