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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. Where are Hugo and Sookie locked?

2. What does Portia hope to prove?

3. Of what does Sookie suddenly become aware?

4. What keeps Farrell's powers dampened?

5. What is JB's most outstanding characteristic?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Sookie find when she arrives home?

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

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

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

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

9. How are Hugo and Isabel punished?

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

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 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. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Living Dead in Dallas, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements (They may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

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