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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. At the beginning of "The Lunatic Cafe," why does Anita ignore the temptation to date the character who wishes to win her heart?

2. What is the relationship between Anita and Ronnie?

3. What is the profession of Raina?

4. What is the first name of Smitz's wife?

5. When a death might involve some sort of preternatural creature, what is standard operation procedure?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Richard react to viewing the video in Edward's hotel?

2. What happens to Anita when she arrives at the crime scene with the dead hunter?

3. At the Lunatic Cafe, who does Raina threaten and why?

4. When Richard and Anita share Chinese food, what is the nature of their argument?

5. Why does Kaspar wish to hire Anita?

6. The morning after Anita shot Alfred, what do Anita and Ronnie do?

7. Why does Elvira wish to hire Anita?

8. When Anita and Kaspar meet to discuss the missing lycanthropes, why is Anita unable to get more information from Kaspar than was already available in Marcus' file?

9. Why is Anita worried when she learns that Richard has a Rodgers and Hammerstein collection?

10. What weapon does Alfred find when he searches Anita in a room near the Lunatic Cafe, and what weapon does he fail to find?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the primary motivations of Raina, an important antagonist in the novel, as the plot develops? What are her motivations in toying with Jean-Claude and Anita's attraction for each other? What are her motivations in manipulating the werecreatures in Marcus' pack? Why does she choose to produce pornographic movies?

Essay Topic 2

How do events early in "The Lunatic Cafe" foreshadow the events that follow? Does the end flow logically from the beginning, or does the end come as a surprise?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the mechanics of dominance in a wolf pack. Why does Richard challenge Marcus for the position of pack leader, then defeat Marcus, and ultimately refuse to kill Marcus and assume his rightful position?

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