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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 drive home?

2. To where is Sookie invited?

3. How long before the other person is released will Hugo be released?

4. According to the leader of the Fellowship, who is down in the basement?

5. Why does the old vampire feel honored?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Sookie survive the attack on the mansion and how do the other party goers fare?

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

5. What does Sarah do with Sookie and Hugo?

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

7. What does Sookie find when she arrives home?

8. How are Hugo and Isabel punished?

9. How does Sookie and the others feel about Hugo and Isabel's punishment?

10. What does Sookie find out about Bill and Portia and how does she feel about it?

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

Living Dead in Dallas belongs to the fantasy genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to fantasy.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre.

3. Discuss two reasons why it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

4. Discuss what your favorite genre is; give several examples and explain what you enjoy about books in that genre.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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