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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. Deel takes his son into the woods to find the perfect wood for what in "The Stars are Falling"?

2. By what birthday is Edward creating artwork that is on display in a gallery in "Fossil-Figures"?

3. When does the man sit down alone in the park in "Unbelief"?

4. From whom did Calum steal when he was younger in "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains"?

5. Abe and his wife are devastated over whose death in "Weights and Measures"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the protagonist of "Blood" believe may drive his actions? How does he go about assuaging this need?

2. What does Tom confess to Deel while hunting in "The Stars are Falling"? What happens next?

3. How does Juvenal meet Iridia in "Juvenal Nyx"? What impact does this encounter have on him?

4. What are the last two secrets of the dwarf in "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains"? How does he leave Calum?

5. What dates does the diary span in "Samantha's Diary"? What gifts did Samantha receive?

6. What does the fisherman do to the woman he sees at the grocery store in "Catch and Release"?

7. Where do the villagers take Mallon in "Mallon The Guru"? What do they ask him to do?

8. What is Lukas the god over in "Wildfire in Manhattan"? How is his history described?

9. Describe the brothers in "Fossil-Figures" as they existed in the womb. Who was larger?

10. How does Juvenal begin his new life as a child of the night in "Juvenal Nyx"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define nemes and analyze the characters of Martin Kobel and Annabelle Young in "The Therapist." How does Kobel know Annabelle is influenced by a neme?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Mallon and Urdang in "Mallon the Guru" and examine the story's symbolism, style and themes. What is symbolized by the screaming at the story's end?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the vampire imagery in "Blood" and "Juvenal Nyx." How do the tones of each of these stories relate? What themes appear in the stories?

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