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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 Lara do when Harry hits Thomas?

2. What does Kincaid do for a living?

3. With whom does Harry drop off what he carried out of the building?

4. What does Harry do when he and Joan get where they are going?

5. What does Genosa decide to do with his employees?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thomas want when Harry wakes and what does Harry tell Thomas?

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

3. To what does Thomas agree and why?

4. What happens when Harry and Thomas get to Genosa's building?

5. What does Harry tell Murphy he has learned about Thomas and what do he, Murphy and Kincaid discuss?

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

7. What is Harry dodging when being chased and what do the demons do when he gets outside?

8. How is Murphy when Harry goes to see and and what do they discuss?

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

10. Where does Harry take the box and what happens there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the characters of Harry and Thomas. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of Murphy and Lara. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in Blood Rites help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.

Essay Topic 2

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in Blood Rites? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in Blood Rites. Include why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Blood Rites and your own life to support your opinion.

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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