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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. At work, what happens when a patron touches Sookie inappropriately?

2. Sookie tells Jason how she discovered Gran and blames who?

3. Sitting at their table, Sookie can sense Eric trying to do what?

4. How does Detective Bellefleur feel when Sookie calls him on his condescending behavior?

5. Why is Sookie called into work the following night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Sookie arrives at Bill's home?

2. About what does Bill speak at the meeting of the Descendants of the Glorious Dead?

3. Why is Bill not happy with Eric?

4. About what do Gran and Bill talk?

5. What does Sam want Sookie to do for him? What does she find?

6. What disturbing information does JB du Rone give Sookie?

7. What do the Rattrays plan to do to the vampire? Why do they want to do this?

8. How does Sookie save Eric and Pam during the police raid?

9. How does Sookie deal with her grief over her Gran's death?

10. How do others react to Sookie's relationship with Bill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam is unusual.

Part 1) How is he unusual? How does Sookie sense this? How is this foreshadowed throughout the story?

Part 2) With the discovery of vampires and oddities such as Sam, what might this reveal about the world in which the story takes place?

Part 3) Might surprises such as these exist in our own world? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The murders occur due to a hatred of vampires.

Part 1) Why does the murderer hate vampires? Why does he react the way he does?

Part 2) Does this attitude toward vampires reflect the attitude of many? What other hate crimes take place in this story? Can these human/vampire issues be resolved? Why or why not?

Part 3) What hate crimes take place in our own world? Why do these crimes take place? How can we work to make our world a safer and happier place?

Essay Topic 3

Sookie has mixed feelings about vampires.

Part 1) What are these feelings? Why are they mixed?

Part 2) How do her feelings change throughout the story? What causes these changes?

Part 3) How do these mixed feelings affect her relationship with Bill and others?

Part 4) Will she and Bill have a long-term relationship? Why or why not?

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