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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 feel around other vampires?

2. Sookie goes to the closet to retrieve what?

3. Why is Sookie in a precarious position?

4. How does Sam feel about Sookie?

5. Why can Bill not refuse Eric?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jason ask Sookie to do? What is her response?

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

3. Why does Eric need Sookie's help?

4. What does Bill do, thinking he is protecting her?

5. What happens when Sookie is around other people after she receives vampire blood?

6. What has happened to Sookie to change her?

7. Why is Bill with another human woman?

8. What happens when Rene and Arlene return to pick up the kids?

9. Why are the police so interested in Jason?

10. What happens when Sookie realizes something is wrong?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Vampires are powerful creatures.

Part 1) How is this demonstrated in the story? How does this power affect the humans in the story?

Part 2) Why might Sookie be immune to some of this power? How does this immunity affect her relationship with the vampires? How is she still affected by them? How are they affected by her?

Part 3) What powerful influences exist in our own lives? How does this power affect us?

Essay Topic 3

Sookie's Uncle Bartlett sexually abused her.

Part 1) How is this information foreshadowed in the book?

Part 2) How does the giving of this information to Bill affect his relationship with Sookie? What does this reveal about his feelings for Sookie, as well as his mindset as a vampire?

Part 3) Did Uncle Bartlett deserve to be killed? Did Bill have the right to kill him? Why or why not?

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