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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 helps Harry defeat Bianca?

2. Who tries to tell Harry that the wine is poisoned?

3. How does Susan get into Bianca's party?

4. When does Kravos plan on killing Harry?

5. What does Lea want in exchange for helping Harry in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Susan procure an invitation to Bianca's ball?

2. What does Harry do to ensure that his friends are safe from the Nightmare's attacks?

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

4. How do the vampires react to Harry's costume at the masquerade ball?

5. What does Harry do to escape from Lea?

6. How does Lea help Harry defeat the Nightmare, in Chapter 21?

7. What happens between Kelly and Michael that makes all the vampires at the ball wary of Harry and Michael?

8. What happens to Susan in Chapter 37?

9. How does Harry prevent Susan from eating him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Harry's relationship with Susan is the most important relationship in the novel. How do they feel about one another? Why does Harry have difficulty expressing his feelings for Susan? What happens when he finally does? How does he put Susan before himself? How does she help him to overcome Kravos? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Harry's relationship with ghosts changes dramatically throughout the course of the novel. How does he feel about them at the beginning? With what types of ghosts does he commonly associate, and why? How does Harry use the help of a ghost to defeat Kravos? What about Bianca? What happens to these ghosts once their purposes are fulfilled? Do these experiences change the way Harry feels about ghosts in general? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

White Court vampires are different from the others - instead of sanguinary vampires, they are psychics who feed off of emotion. Is this difference reflected in their behavior toward humans? If so, how? Do they actually harm the humans they feed off of? What is Thomas and Justine's relationship like? How does she feel when separated from him? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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