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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 does Sookie want to go with her?

2. With whom has Bill been seen around town?

3. Where are Hugo and Sookie locked?

4. Who is Godfrey?

5. How does Sookie contact the bellboy at the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Sookie when she is almost out of the church?

2. Who does Sookie sit with at a local high school football game?

3. How is Sookie and Bill's relationship for several weeks after being in Dallas?

4. What behavior of Bill's suggests he can read Sookie's mind?

5. Why does Sookie contact Bill and how does she do it?

6. What does Sookie do after she sees Hugo and Isabel's punishment?

7. What does Eric talk Sookie into and what does she see Bill doing? How does she react to Bill's behavior?

8. Who invites Sookie to the sex club and who does she invite to go with her?

9. What does Sookie do in the morning after she escapes from the church?

10. How does Sookie get away from the church and what does Sarah do about it?

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

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Living Dead in Dallas based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Living Dead in Dallas is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the fact that Living Dead in Dallas is a novel in a series changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.

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