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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. How does Sookie warn Malcolm about his human companion?

2. Who surprises Sookie at Bill's home?

3. How does Sookie surprise Sam, when he considers a vampire might be the murderer?

4. How does Bill feel about seeing Sookie with Sam?

5. How long has Sookie lived with her grandmother in the family home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Andy Bellefleur do when he comes into Merlotte's?

2. Why does Sookie grow more and more annoyed at the bar?

3. What happens when Sam finds Sookie upset at work? How does Sookie feel about this?

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

5. What surprising news does Jason give his sister and grandmother the next day? How do the two women react to this news?

6. What happens when Eric asks how Bill knew there would be a raid?

7. Why do both Bill and Sookie think that the murderer is not a vampire? Who might be the killer?

8. What does Sookie do when she arrives at Fangtasia?

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

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

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

Jason is found covered in blood in his truck.

Part 1) What were your thoughts at this point in the story? What did you think had happened?

Part 2) Did you think that Jason would be convicted of the murders at this point? Why or why not?

Part 3) What other events throughout this story draw in the reader and add suspense and excitement to the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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