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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 says, "Welcome, Richard, Anita. Welcome to our family"?

2. Who comes to the foot of the bed where Anita is tied up too?

3. Who does Anita want to call to tell them about the most recent murder?

4. Who helps Anita get dressed in Chapter 35?

5. What does Willie have hanging inside his coffin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Anita crying in Chapter 38?

4. In what form will Richard and Marcus fight?

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

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

7. Why is Anita at the hospital in Chapter 20?

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

9. For what does Edward need Jean-Claude's permission in the beginning of Chapter 34?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In a detailed essay, discuss the theme of man versus self that is established in the novel The Killing Dance.

Essay Topic 3

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

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