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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. Who recommended Dresden to Fr. Vincent?

2. What does Charity confess to Harry about Harry?

3. With what does Harry arm himself?

4. Who does Harry decide to have examine the cell phone?

5. Who is The Archive?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harry turn over the cell phone from the boat to Karrin Murphy?

2. What does Susan ask Harry and what is his reply?

3. What does Harry learn about the corpse while at the morgue?

4. What happens when Harry's suppression spell slips?

5. What does Harry learn from Butters and what does Harry speculate about concerning the information?

6. Describe the fight with the female Denarian on the Erlanger.

7. Who does Harry encounter on the Erlanger and what do they order him to do?

8. What does Susan tell Harry on the phone about a charity event?

9. What is Harry's reaction to the mention of the focusing coin?

10. What is a suppression spell and why does Harry have to cast it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of Death Masks and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why Death Masks is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in Death Masks? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in Death Masks including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Death Masks and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Death Masks belongs to the fantasy genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the fantasy genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a fantasy and a historical novel mystery?

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