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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. What is the Red Court?

2. Why does Harry say he is entitled to an investigation?

3. Who is Mab?

4. What does Grum ask Harry to do?

5. What does Harry have to do for Mab?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harry go to Ronald Reuel's apartment, who does he encounter and what does he convince that person to do?

2. What does Morgan do when he comes to Harry's when Elaine is there?

3. What does Mab tell Harry he must do in order to be free of her?

4. What does the council tell Harry about the Red Court and peace and how does Harry respond?

5. What is the information Harry received from Toot-Toot?

6. What does Harry tell Toot-Toot when he arrives, what is his response? How does Harry reassure him?

7. What happens while Billy and Harry talk with a truck of men? How does Harry respond?

8. For what does Harry tell Billy he's going to use a pizza?

9. What does the man in Ronald's apartment smell and what does he and Harry do?

10. What does Wizard LaFortier state to the council, what is his opinion of Harry and what is Harry's argument against LaFortier?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Summer Knight is one book in a series of novels involving Harry Dresden. Discuss the following.

1. What are a couple advantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.

2. What are a couple disadvantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.

3. Do you prefer to read a stand alone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.

4. Do you think it is easier or more difficult (or about the same) to write a standalone book versus one in a series? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

In Summer Knight, there seems to be more individuals/groups who are not trustworthy than are: Discuss one of the following:

1. Name two groups/factions/individuals who are untrustworthy and analyze their actions and impact upon the plot throughout Summer Knight.

2. Name two groups/factions/individuals who are trustworthy and analyze their actions and impact upon the plot throughout Summer Knight.

3. Who do you think Harry trusts in this book and is his trust well founded? Who does he mistrust and why? Give specific examples.

Essay Topic 3

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 Summer Knight, there is a great deal of new magical terms and familiar words with new meanings. Discuss the following:

1. Find five terms that are a part of the world of Summer Knight that are a part of the language but mean something different. Define the words as used in Summer Knight and compare those five words as to how they are currently used in the American English language.

2. How does the language of Summer Knight from that of real world Chicago? Are there words you did not know in Summer Knight? What? How do you learn their meanings? What does it mean to grasp a the meaning of a word through its context? Can you do that in Summer Knight? Give an example of several words whose definition are made clear through the context of how the word is used.

3. 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 Summer Knight through its vocabulary. Did you have to look up any words?

4. Were there any words you never really understood from Summer Knight? Which ones? Why?

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