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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 claims to be the closest thing Anita has to an ally?

2. Who is laying in the first coffin Anita uncovers?

3. What animals does Anita bring to Iris Jensen's grave?

4. According to Anita, graves are for the ________.

5. Why does Anita hate needles?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Anita say that Zachary is killing people?

2. How does the Church of Eternal Life recruit potential members?

3. What has happened to Phillip in Chapter 38?

4. Explain the dream Anita has in Chapter 42.

5. Describe the coffins that are in Nikolaos's throne room.

6. Why does Anita take off her heels and sprint through the backyard of the house holding the freak party?

7. Explain the process Anita goes through to raise the dead in Chapter 28.

8. How many weapons does Anita carry on her in the beginning of Chapter 35? Where are these weapons located on her body?

9. Describe Iris Jensen's story. Why is she dead? Why is she now a zombie?

10. Why does Anita decide to raise the dead for Zachary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In an analytical essay, explain how author Laurell K. Hamilton establishes Anita's relationship to Jean-Claude.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you show how a specific death scene helps to illuminate the meaning of the work as a whole.

Essay Topic 3

What is the importance of the character Monica Vespucci? Is she a major or a minor character? Is she good or evil? What is her relation to Anita? Give a full analysis of Monica Vespucci using specific details from the novel.

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