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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. Why does Richard pick Anita up and move her away from the bedroom door in Chapter 26?

2. Who does Anita say she's going to call to see if they know how to put vampires back in their coffins?

3. Who gets to choose the form that Marcus and Richard will fight in?

4. Anita describes Jean-Claude's body like it was carved ________, every muscle, every curve of his body pale and perfect.

5. Anita details in Chapter 27 that Richard stands in the middle of the room, a ________ held at arm's length above his head.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anita feel as she points her gun at Jason at the end of Chapter 27?

2. What does Anita discover inside the small hallway Jean-Claude instructs Anita to look down?

3. Why are all the coffins in the coffin room under the Circus of the Damned identical?

4. Why does Edward call Anita in Chapter 20? Where does he tell Anita to go?

5. Why are the zombies Anita raises are in less than perfect form?

6. Describe the ritual Anita, Jean-Claude, and Richard perform together. What is the outcome of this ritual?

7. Does Anita think she is beautiful? Explain.

8. Explain what has happened to Anita in the beginning of Chapter 33.

9. Describe Jean-Claude's new bathroom. What is Anita's reaction to it?

10. Describe Raina's outfit in Chapter 36.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the title The Killing Dance. How does the author develop the significance of the title?

Essay Topic 2

Select a character from The Killing Dance who can be considered a villain. In a well-organized essay, analyze the nature of the character's villainy and show how it enhances meaning in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the literary techniques the author uses to describe to develop the plot of The Killing Dance.

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