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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. When Smitz greets Anita and her companions at his front door, what is unusual about his appearance?

2. What sort of preternatural creature is Louie?

3. In Anita's apartment, after Anita touches Richard and Jean-Claude, what comment does Jean-Claude make to Richard?

4. While at the hospital, Anita receives a call from Richard informing her that Louie is missing after supposedly meeting with whom?

5. Near the end of the novel, Titus and Aikensen are shown to be guilty of what crime?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gretchen do to Anita after Anita leaves Washington University, and what is her motivation?

2. After Anita finds the body of Williams, what does Kaspar say to Anita during a phone call?

3. Describe the creature whose skin is found in a river in Jefferson County.

4. What happens to Louie when he comes to the aid of Anita near Washington University?

5. Near Washington University, how does Anita help Louie after he suffers injuries?

6. The day after Richard and Jean-Claude argued in Anita's apartment, Ronnie calls Anita to share what evidence regarding the Smitz case?

7. After Anita announces her engagement, what is significant about the arrival of Raina and Gabriel at the office of Jean-Claude?

8. What is Kaspar's role in Raina's porn movies?

9. What is Kaspar's motive for betraying his fellow lycanthropes by supplying them to hunters for sport?

10. Near the end of the novel, who is placed in the two cages in Kaspar's basement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the numerous creative ways that the preternatural creatures in "The Lunatic Cafe" manage to assimilate themselves into the human population of St. Louis. Why do the preternatural creatures choose to stay hidden, rather than work together to take over modern civilization?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the corruption of some police officers, as depicted in the novel. What leads some officers, such as Titus and Aikensen, to corruption, while others travel the path of what is right?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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