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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. What does Genosa say about beauty?

2. What happens to Harry while he is on the phone?

3. Why did the guard run away?

4. What is the guard at Genosa's building?

5. What does Harry do when he catches up to a hooded figure?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who shows up where Harry and Lara are fighting and what does she do? Who then shows up and what do they say?

2. What do Harry and Murphy talk about on the phone concerning Genosa?

3. How does Thomas feel about being with Harry, what does Harry say and what is Thomas's answer?

4. What does Harry do after speaking briefly to Thomas and why does Inari come to his room? What happens to her?

5. How does Harry feel when Thomas tells him they are brothers, what does Harry demand and what does Harry first see in the mirror?

6. What does Harry find in the dressing room and what does he do immediately?

7. What happens when Lara is getting ready to shoot Thomas?

8. What is wrong with the two people in the dressing room and what does the ambulance attendant tell Harry?

9. What happens when Harry returns to his office?

10. What does Harry see behind the stage and what happens when Harry chases it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think Blood Rites is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 2

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?

2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Blood Rites help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Blood Rites? Why or why not?

3. Choose one specific incident in Blood Rites to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would respond.

Essay Topic 3

Blood Rites belongs to the fantasy genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the fantasy genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a fantasy and a historical novel?

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