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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. Sookie greets the vampire and discovers that though he is obviously not very smart, he is what?

2. What was the reason for the murders?

3. Ginger's best friend is brought into the office, and Sookie is able to determine who is guilty?

4. What does Sookie think has happened to her brother?

5. Sookie senses movement and sees what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Sookie points out the guilty party?

2. What do Bill and Sookie both say about their relationship?

3. Why is Bill with another human woman?

4. What happens when Sookie is around other people after she receives vampire blood?

5. What are the autopsy results of the murdered women?

6. How does Sookie find the guilty party?

7. What does Bill do, thinking he is protecting her?

8. What does Jason ask Sookie to do? What is her response?

9. Why does Sam send Sookie home from work?

10. How does Arlene surprise 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 changes from ingesting vampire blood.

Part 1) How has she changed? What does she think about these changes? How do others react to these changes?

Part 2) Could this blood permanently affect Sookie or others? Why or why not?

Part 3) Do you think, based on the information given in this book, that Sookie would ever want to be a vampire? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Sam is unusual.

Part 1) How is he unusual? How does Sookie sense this? How is this foreshadowed throughout the story?

Part 2) With the discovery of vampires and oddities such as Sam, what might this reveal about the world in which the story takes place?

Part 3) Might surprises such as these exist in our own world? Why or why not?

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