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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. After Anita leaves Washington University, what does Gretchen do?

2. In Anita's apartment, what happens when Anita touches Richard and Jean-Claude to separate them?

3. At Guilty Pleasures, Anita questions Gabriel about what jewelry?

4. After questioning Smitz, why does Anita suddenly realize she needs to question the naga in the hospital?

5. At Elvira's house, what sort of creature wounds Zerbrowski?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Gabriel respond to pain, first from his silver earrings and then from the silver knife Anita uses to slice his stomach?

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

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

6. How does Richard try to save Anita while they are in Kaspar's basement?

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

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

9. As explained by Anita in Jean-Claude's office, how do Anita's feelings for Richard compare with her feelings for Jean-Claude?

10. Following the arrest of Elvira, why does Williams call Anita on the phone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What techniques does the author employ, to build suspense as the story develops, to provide a reasonable number of clues, and to avoid giving away the ending too early in the story? Is the novel successful as a thriller?

Essay Topic 2

What comparisons can be made between protagonist Anita and the evil Kaspar, in their strong need to overcompensate for their perceived shortcomings? Why is Anita's method of coping better than Kaspar's?

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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