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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 Sookie find out about Kevin Prior, Rene, and JB?

2. Sitting at their table, Sookie can sense Eric trying to do what?

3. Sookie tells Jason how she discovered Gran and blames who?

4. Is Sookie interested in seeing her Uncle Bartlett?

5. Sam finds Sookie alone and upset and offers her what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sookie react when she realizes she cannot read the vampire's thoughts?

2. What happens when Sookie goes to see the damage done to the Rattray's trailer?

3. Who is Adele Hale Stackhouse? Why does Sookie live with her?

4. What happens when Sookie arrives home?

5. How do others react to Sookie's dress?

6. How does Sookie deal with her grief over her Gran's death?

7. What happens when Sam finds Sookie upset at work? How does Sookie feel about this?

8. About what do Gran and Bill talk?

9. What do the Rattrays plan to do to the vampire? Why do they want to do this?

10. What happens between Detective Bellefleur and Sookie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sookie Stackhouse is able to read minds.

Part 1) How does this affect her social life? Why does it affect her social life in this way? How does this also affect her self-esteem?

Part 2) How does she use this ability to help herself and others? How do her experiences throughout this book aid in changing her view of herself?

Part 3) How different would the story be if Sookie were not telepathic? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Sookie reveals her talents to Eric.

Part 1) Why does she do this? What does this reveal about her?

Part 2) how does this use of her talents affect her and others? How might this act continue to affect her life?

Part 3) Will Sookie's life ever return to normal? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The murders occur due to a hatred of vampires.

Part 1) Why does the murderer hate vampires? Why does he react the way he does?

Part 2) Does this attitude toward vampires reflect the attitude of many? What other hate crimes take place in this story? Can these human/vampire issues be resolved? Why or why not?

Part 3) What hate crimes take place in our own world? Why do these crimes take place? How can we work to make our world a safer and happier place?

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