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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. How are vampires becoming acceptable to humans?

2. For what is Sookie waiting at the airport?

3. Who is going to go with Sookie the next day?

4. Who does Sookie say has to go with her?

5. Who is the person in question #17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sookie see in Bethany's mind?

2. What do Bill and Sookie decide Sookie will do the next day after meeting with Stan?

3. What does Sookie's boss do when he learns of Sookie's injuries and what does he ask him to do?

4. To what hotel do Sookie and Bill go and what does Sookie realize about the bellboy?

5. Who does Sookie encounter inside the Fellowship Church?

6. What does Sookie suggest about a leak in information and how does she deal with it?

7. Who does Sookie meet when the car is broken down and what does this person do?

8. What does Sookie learn about Lafayette's death?

9. What does Steve want Sookie to do at the church and where does Sarah take her?

10. Where do Sookie and Bill go when they leave the hotel and what are they told there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an important part of what makes Living Dead in Dallas interesting. Discuss the following "good" characters:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Bill. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Godfrey. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Sookie. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Living Dead in Dallas.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Living Dead in Dallas. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Living Dead in Dallas. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 3

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?

2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Living Dead in Dallas help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Living Dead in Dallas? Why or why not.

3. Choose one specific incident in Living Dead in Dallas to discuss and compare Sookie's response to how you think you would respond.

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