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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. Sookie's life with Bill does what?

2. How does Sam feel about Sookie?

3. Why does Longshadow suddenly go limp and begins to decay in front of her?

4. Sookie goes to the closet to retrieve what?

5. How does Sookie feel about the person who is with Bill?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Eric need Sookie's help?

3. What has happened to Sookie to change her?

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

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

6. How is Bill's life threatened?

7. What does Bill learn about Sookie?

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

9. What happens when Sookie realizes something is wrong?

10. What news does Bill give Sookie? How does she respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eric stakes Longshadow.

Part 1) Why does he stake Longshadow? What does this reveal about him?

Part 2) Does Eric care about Sookie? Why or why not?

Part 3) How might Eric add to the danger and complications in Sookie's life? Is there anything Sookie can do about it? Why or why not?

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

Several women are murdered in this story.

Part 1) By whom are they murdered? How are they murdered? Why are they murdered? How do these murders progress the plot?

Part 2) How do each of the murders affect Sookie and the other members of the Bon Temps community?

Part 3) Is the murderer a surprise? Why or why not? How is the identity of the murderer foreshadowed throughout the story?

Part 4) Could Sookie have realized the identity of the murderer without her telepathic powers? Why or why not?

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