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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 has Alejandro offered Melanie for her assistance?

2. How does Anita feel after phoning Mr. Oliver?

3. What does Anita realize when she feels a strange wind at her back?

4. Who joins the group's descent to see Jean-Claude in Chapter 34?

5. What does Alejandro want Anita to become?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Anita shoots Melanie, and why?

2. Why does Karl Inger call Anita at home?

3. Where do Anita and Larry go in Chapter 34, what does Anita warn Larry about, and who escorts them inside?

4. What happens when Anita reaches the cave where she is supposed to be meeting Mr. Oliver?

5. Describe the scene before the fight between Jean-Claude and Mr. Oliver.

6. What do Anita, Larry and Bert argue about at the office?

7. What awaits Anita at her apartment after she returns from the Circus of the Damned in Chapter 38?

8. What powers does Anita gain from receiving the third mark from Jean-Claude?

9. How does Alejandro convince Melanie to betray Mr. Oliver, and what does he want from Anita?

10. Describe Mr. Oliver.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Jean-Claude and Richard. How are their relationships with Anita similar and different?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the main themes in this novel (violence, manipulation, paranormal beings) and detail its recurrences throughout the novel. What does it add to the novel? How does it affect the difference characters?

Essay Topic 3

How do the minor characters in the novel affect the plot? How would the novel be different if one or more of these characters were removed?

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