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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. Bill explains that he must leave town for a while, but this new vampire will do what?

2. Another shock is revealed when Jason tells Sookie what?

3. Sookie is distressed to find out what about her brother?

4. Sookie suggests they do what for a while to see if the love they feel for one another is worth the pain that it might cause?

5. She then spends the day at Merlotte's trying to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the vampire that joins Bill and Sookie? What has happened to him?

2. How does Sookie find the guilty party?

3. What remark does Sookie make regarding the intelligence of vampires? What is Bill's response to this?

4. Why does Eric need Sookie's help?

5. What does Bill learn about Sookie?

6. What do Bill and Sookie both say about their relationship?

7. What does Sookie tell Bill later that evening?

8. Why are the police so interested in Jason?

9. How does Arlene surprise Sookie?

10. How does Sookie find out and stop the killer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is a love triangle involving Bill, Sam, and Sookie.

Part 1) How do each of the characters deal with this?

Part 2) Why does this love triangle exist? Is it ever resolved? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 3) How might this progress if the story continued, especially now that Eric seems interested in Sookie as well? Use the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

Sam reveals his secret to Sookie.

Part 1) What is this secret? Why does he choose to reveal it to Sookie?

Part 2) How does Sookie react to this secret? Are you surprised by her reaction? Why or why not?

Part 3) How would you have reacted to Sam's secret? Why would you react this way?

Part 4) How might Sam and Sookie's relationship be changed by this revealing of this secret? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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