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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 the name of the group which hates vampires?
2. Where did Sookie find Lafayette's body?
3. To what hotel does Sookie go?
4. What kind of special skill does Sookie have?
5. What does Sookie do about Andy?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where do Sookie and Bill go when they leave the hotel and what are they told there?
2. What does Sookie see in Bethany's mind?
3. What do Bill and Sookie decide Sookie will do the next day after meeting with Stan?
4. What does Steve want Sookie to do at the church and where does Sarah take her?
5. What do Sookie and a few co-workers think about Lafayette?
6. Who does Sookie encounter inside the Fellowship Church?
7. Who comes to Sookie's work, what do they do, and what does she recall?
8. Where is Sookie working and what happens when Andy comes there? What does Sookie do about Andy?
9. To what hotel do Sookie and Bill go and what does Sookie realize about the bellboy?
10. What does Sookie's boss do when he learns of Sookie's injuries and what does he ask him to do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are several non-human sentient beings in Living Dead in Dallas, in addition to non-human entities that are not fully sentient. Discuss the following:
1. Thoroughly discuss the maenad . Who is she? What are her powers? What is her purpose? Is she "good" or "evil"? What does she look like physically? What role does she play in forwarding the plot? Is she believable? Why or why not?
2. Thoroughly discuss Eric. Who is he? What are his powers? What is his purpose? Is he "good" or "evil"? What does he look like physically? What role does he play in forwarding the plot? Is he believable? Why or why not?
3. Thoroughly discuss Sookie. Who is she? What are her powers? What is her purpose? Is she "good" or "evil"? What does she look like physically? What role does she play in forwarding the plot? Is she believable? Why or why not.
4. Do you think sentient, non-human beings adds to the enjoyment of Living Dead in Dallas? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the following:
1. Compare/contrast Sookie's world to that of "real" life. What are the advantages to each world? The disadvantages?
2. In which world would you rather live in if you possess no supernatural abilities? Explain your response.
3. If you had Sookie's abilities how would you use them? Use examples from Living Dead in Dallas and your own life to illustrate your answer.
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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