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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. Who do Eric and Bill rescue?

3. How does Sarah delay Sookie?

4. How does Sookie feel about JB as a lover?

5. Where is Sookie caught as she tries to flee?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sookie hear outside the mansion at the celebration party and what does she do?

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

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

5. What does JB look like and what does Sookie do when she sees Bill at the game with Portia?

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

7. What does Godfrey tell Sookie and what does she say to him about the ceremony the next day?

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

9. What does Hugo tell Sookie about his involvement in this whole affair?

10. Where do Sookie and Bill go the night of Godfrey's suicide?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and Sookie Stackhouse is no exception. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze situations when Sookie demonstrates her special abilities. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis.

2. Trace and analyze Sookie's character flaws offering specific examples of these flaws in your discussion.

3. Discuss how you think Sookie's admirable traits makes her popular and able to help with many problems of her friends. Have her flaws impacted her life? Do any of her friends notice these flaws? Who? How does the reader know this?

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