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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 is walking with the creature from question #22?
2. Who will Sookie be seeing at the location from question #16?
3. What does Sookie find out from the bouncer?
4. How long has Sookie known Andy?
5. To what hotel does Sookie go?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is suggested as a possible reason behind Farrell's kidnapping and what does Stan wonder about the person who accosted her at the airport?
2. What was the woman who hurt Sookie?
3. What has Bill purchased recently and what does he tell Sookie about it? How does he feel about his suggestion?
4. Where is Sookie working and what happens when Andy comes there? What does Sookie do about Andy?
5. What does Sookie do for a living and what special ability does she have?
6. To what hotel do Sookie and Bill go and what does Sookie realize about the bellboy?
7. Why is Sookie waiting at the airport in Dallas and at what Airlines is she waiting?
8. What do Sookie and a few co-workers think about Lafayette?
9. What does Sookie's boss do when he learns of Sookie's injuries and what does he ask him to do?
10. What does Sookie learn about Lafayette's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
As in many fantasy novels, magic is an inherent part of a few of the characters and can be wielded by other characters, though not as an inherent aspect of their nature. Discuss the following:
1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the use of magic in Living Dead in Dallas. Who possesses magic as an inherent aspect of their nature? Who can wield magic through the use of a tool? What is the difference between the two types of magical usage? Is one more powerful than the other?
2. Why do you think magic exists in so many fantasy novels? Do you think a novel can be "fantasy" have there be no magic as a part of the storyline? Why or why not.
3. Which type of magic would you rather possess--that of Sookie's or the magic of Sam Merlotte? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Whenever reading a science fiction or fantasy novel, one must become familiar with new terminology that explains concepts or technology that is not a part of the "real" world. In the case of Living Dead in Dallas, much of the setting is familiar to the reader, though there are new ideas and terms to learn. Discuss the following:
1. Find five terms that are a part of Sookie's world that occur in the "real" world but are used differently in Sookie's world. Define the words as used in in Sookie's world and compare those five words as to how they are currently used in the American English language.
2. There are ways of learning about a new world or time when reading a science fiction or fantasy novel. Discuss the ways you were able to understand the world of Living Dead in Dallas. Did you have to look up any words? What does it mean to learn a word through its context? Do you have to do that in Living Dead in Dallas? What word(s)?
3. Were there any words you never really understood from Living Dead in Dallas? Which ones?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss one of the following:
1. Trace and analyze one major theme of Living Dead in Dallas. Consider the following: How does one character's actions portray the theme you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to that theme? Is the theme one that you would call a "universal theme"? If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme. If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?
2. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Living Dead in Dallas. How does one character's actions portray the themes you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to those themes? Is each theme one that you would call a "universal theme"? If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme. If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?
3. What benefit is there in discussing and analyzing the themes of a work of fiction? Do you think most authors consciously develop themes in their works? Why or why not? Can there be accidental themes? What do you think is one possible "accidental" theme in Living Dead in Dallas? Which theme in Living Dead in Dallas speaks to you the most in your life? Why?
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