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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 Anita's relationship with Jean-Claude?
2. In Chapter 20, with whom does Colin say he has been told Asher is in love with?
3. What is a night hag?
4. Who is the first character to appear in the novel?
5. Who comes to Nathaniel's assistance at the beginning of Chapter 13 by feeding on his blood?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 7, what reveals to Anita that Sheriff Wilkes is involved in whatever is going on in Myerton?
2. What is Anita's relationship with vampire master Jean-Claude?
3. Who is Asher and what is Anita's relationship with him?
4. In Chapter 4, when Jamil tells Anita that, as a human, she can't hold her own against the non-humans she's about to meet, how does Anita prove she can take care of herself?
5. What is Anita's relationship with the vampire Damian?
6. How does the way Colin rules his vampires differ from the way Jean-Claude rules?
7. Explain what Nimira-ra means and how Anita has become the Nimir-ra to the wereleopards.
8. What special ability does the vampire Barnaby have and why does he use it to benefit Colin?
9. Who is Mira, what is her role in the attack on Nathaniel, and what does Anita's comment about what she'd like done to Mira foreshadow?
10. In Chapter 14, who does Asher suggest is behind the attack on Nathaniel and why does Asher think Nathaniel was attacked?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the werewolves, the wereleopards, the vampires, and the trolls in Blue Moon. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Laurell K. Hamilton uses foreshadowing throughout Blue Moon. Give at least three examples of foreshadowing from the novel and discuss how foreshadowing is used in each example to indicate events that came later in the story.
Essay Topic 3
Anita Blake is the protagonist of the novel, yet she is also a vampire slayer and she chops off the fingers of Officer Thompson. Discuss the character of Anita and her role as protagonist or heroine. What are her character strengths and flaws? How do these strengths and flaws help and hinder her during the story? In what ways is she typical and in what ways is she atypical for a protagonist or heroine? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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