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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. What does Harry do to get the store clerk to tell him where Charity is?

2. How do Harry and Michael escape in Chapter 6?

3. Where are Michael and Harry at the beginning of Chapter 7?

4. What do Michael and Harry notice about the cars in the parking lot?

5. What does Harry do to protect Karrin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Harry Dresden?

2. What does the Nightmare do to Karrin Murphy, in Chapter 19?

3. Why doesn't Harry want to pursue Agatha Hagglethorn into the Nevernever?

4. What does Harry discover, upon inspecting Agatha Hagglethorn's ghostly corpse?

5. What is Harry doing as the novel opens?

6. What does Mortimer tell Harry about the being he is pursuing?

7. What does Lea reveal to Michael in Chapter 6?

8. Why does Harry insist on receiving an invitation into the Malones' home, in Chapter 12?

9. What is odd about Harry's dream?

10. What does Michael come to tell Harry, in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bianca's vampires, those of the Red Court, are sanguinary vampires, but they are different from the Black Court vampires. How do the Red Court vampires attract their prey? How is their appearance described? What are their weaknesses? Why aren't they as well-known as the Black Court vampires? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Diplomatic relations between the White Council and the three vampire Courts are often stressed. What are their gripes with one another? How do they resolve conflict? Which characters act as appointed liaisons between the four groups? Why do the laws of hospitality exist? What happens if those laws are violated? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Harry briefly explains how ghosts are created, and some information about them is interspersed throughout the novel. What is a ghost, according to Harry's description? How are they created? What are their abilities and limitations? How can they be destroyed? What types of deaths result in the formation of a ghost, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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