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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 is the person responsible for creating the contract on Anita's life?

2. Who states, "I'm your bodyguard. If you die under my protection, the other bodyguards will make fun of me"?

3. Anita assumes that Robert's death is a message for whom?

4. What form of being is Detective Reynolds?

5. From who does a werewolf need to get permission from before they can enter a new territory?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Anita's response to Jean-Claude asking "Did you raise all of Nikolaos's old cemetery"?

2. What is the Circus of the Damned?

3. When was the last time Anita was in the coffin room under the Circus of the Damned?

4. Who does Anita eventually have sexual relations with? Does this surprise you? Explain.

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

6. What does Anita say is the reason why the triad of power is not going to work at the beginning of Chapter 41?

7. Describe Raina's outfit in Chapter 36.

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

9. According to Anita, why would a hate group such as HAV kill Robert?

10. Describe the outfit Jean-Claude has Anita put on in Chapter 35.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In an essay, explain how author Laurell K. Hamilton establishes Anita and Jean-Claude's relationship throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

In an essay, analyze the main conflict of the novel and discuss the moral and ethical implications for at least three characters in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, explain the meaning and function of a foil character. Based on your definition, choose a character from The Killing Dance that would be considered a foil character and explain how this character is a foil.

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