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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 Anita tell Larry she did when explaining that she isn't always good around fresh dead bodies in Chapter 6?

2. When Anita first arrives at the murder scene in Chapter 11 what strikes her odd about the scene?

3. What does Stirling say he knows about the Bouviers?

4. What does Anita admit later is the real reason that the vampires are willing to talk to her?

5. What does the woman next to Anita do when they are in the plane that plunged several thousand feet in seconds as she describes it in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Anita worried about after hearing Larry explain who he is more afraid of in chapter nineteen and what does she tell him?

2. Describe the conversation that Anita and Bert have in Chapter 1 about the job he is planning to bid.

3. What do Anita and Larry find while they are driving to Bloody Bones restaurant?

4. What is Anita able to tell the Sheriff about Ellie's death in Chapter 11?

5. What does Stirling say to Anita in Chapter 5 while they are alone on the top of the mountain?

6. In Chapter 13 what does Jeff tell Anita and Larry about Andy when they talk to Jeff in his room?

7. What does Anita say to Jean-Claude when she calls him on the phone in Chapter 16?

8. What does Bayard have to say when he comes to see Anita in Chapter 18?

9. What happens when the state police, Wallace and Granger, first show up in Chapter 14?

10. Describe the relationship that Anita has with Richard Zeeman.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick one of the following to write about.

1) Did reading BLOODY BONES make you interested in reading other books in the series? Explain your answer and if you are interested in the ones earlier in the story or later in the story.

2) Do you feel that Anita is wrong to date both Richard and Jean-Claude? Does the fact that Jean-Claude has offered to kill Richard effect your opinion? Why or why not?

3) When do feel that the plot of the story became obvious? What tools did the author use to convey the important information to the reader?

Essay Topic 2

1) Do you believe that Anita's company got paid by Stirling's company even though Stirling was dead? Explain.

2) Why is it that none of Anita's work place, boss or other employment information is explained after the story is complete?

3) Do you believe that Larry will be better than Anita after she is done doing his on the job training? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

1) Which characters do you feel are the main antagonist in the story?

2) Which characters are the main protagonist?

3) Are there any of the characters that you feel could have become protagonist or antagonist under different circumstances? Explain.

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