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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 is Beverly Lucas' occupation?

2. What was the religion of the parents that Raoul took to court to force them to allow blood transfusions for their daughter?

3. What motel does Richard Moody stay in following the custody hearing?

4. What shape is the buckle on Valcroix's belt when Alex first sees him?

5. Who drives Beverly home from the Sea Breeze Motel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Milo tell the receptionist that he does not need a warrant to see Jan Rambo?

2. Why does Milo answer "Maybe. Maybe not" to Alex's inquiry as to whether or not the scene at the Sea Breeze Motel looks bad?

3. What leads Beverly to immediately conclude that Milo is a cop even though she has not met him and he's not in uniform?

4. How were the bodies of the Swopes found?

5. What does Alex tell Milo is done to help children cope with being in the Laminar Airflow rooms?

6. Why don't Mal and Alex call the police after receiving rats from Moody?

7. Why does Bev initially keep the information about the affair between Nona and Augie a secret?

8. How does Alex finally get Ricky Moody to talk to him at Mal's office?

9. How does Nona react to Raoul's inquiry about Woody's health in Chapter Three?

10. Why does Alex decide to return Moody's phone call?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What makes "Blood Test" a crime novel? What aspects of the crime novel genre does the book contain?

Essay Topic 2

How are Alex and Noble Mathias alike? What in their past is alike? How does each man react to their traumatic past? What leads Alex down a different path than Noble?

Essay Topic 3

How is Nona's life impacted by her father's incestuous experiments? What affect does it have on her psyche? How does she act because of it?

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