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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 type of magic does Harry unleash to defeat the vampires?

2. Harry discovers, upon being examined in the emergency room, that Lea did what to him in the graveyard?

3. What does Lea's interference tell Harry about her powers?

4. What pact does Harry make with Lea?

5. How does Harry convince Michael to keep fighting the Nightmare, in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lea do for Harry in Chapter 30?

2. Why do the vampires poison the wine at the masquerade ball?

3. How does Bob help Harry while imprisoned in Bianca's mansion?

4. What happens when Bianca's armed guards fire at Harry?

5. What keeps Thomas and Justine together, according to her explanation to Harry?

6. Why were the Black Court Vampires nearly wiped out?

7. Why does Thomas betray Harry's group?

8. How does Harry ultimately defeat Kravos?

9. What happens when Harry opens the rift from the Nevernever into Bianca's mansion?

10. What conclusion does Harry reach about why he was invited to Bianca's party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Harry's character as the novel's protagonist and the hero of its action. What are his values and priorities? What is most important to him? Which characters act as foils for him? Who are his antagonists? What conflicts center around him? Which one is central to the novel's plot, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

The Nevernever is an important place in the novel, and some of the important events take place there. What is Nevernever? How is it different from the afterlife? Who or what resides there, and why? How are new areas created? What happens to them when the ghosts that created them are destroyed? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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