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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 does Bill tell Sookie about his purchase?

2. How did Lafayette die?

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

4. What does Sookie make Sam promised her?

5. How does Sookie disguise herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sookie find when she comes to work the day after her encounter with Andy?

2. Who do Bill and Sookie think might have kidnapped Farrell?

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

4. Why is Sookie waiting at the airport in Dallas and at what Airlines is she waiting?

5. What has happened recently in the world concerning vampires?

6. What does Sookie do when she wakes from her injuries and what is she told?

7. What do Sookie and a few co-workers think about Lafayette?

8. What has Bill purchased recently and what does he tell Sookie about it? How does he feel about his suggestion?

9. What was the woman who hurt Sookie?

10. Who accosts Sookie while she's waiting at the airport and how does she deal with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think Living Dead in Dallas is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 3

Some aspects of the metaphysical is in every Sookie Stackhouse book. Discuss the following:

1. Define the term "metaphysical."

2. Discuss what elements of the metaphysical appear in the Sookie Stackhouse books, e. g.: What elements of Sookie Stackhouse seem outside the five senses? Give examples. What things that happen cannot be proved by normal scientific methods?

3. What challenges are there in reading a novel that is based in metaphysics?

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