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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. Who does Stan bring into the room to be questioned to be sure it is not someone associated with the hate group?

2. What is Lafayette's and Sookie's relationship?

3. What does Sookie order to go to the place in question #60?

4. How does Sookie disguise herself?

5. What was Lafayette doing the last time Sookie saw him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sookie meeting Bill after work?

2. What is suggested as a possible reason behind Farrell's kidnapping and what does Stan wonder about the person who accosted her at the airport?

3. What does Sookie do for a living and what special ability does she have?

4. What does Sookie's boss do when he learns of Sookie's injuries and what does he ask him to do?

5. What has Bill purchased recently and what does he tell Sookie about it? How does he feel about his suggestion?

6. Where do Sookie and Bill go when they leave the hotel and what are they told there?

7. To what hotel do Sookie and Bill go and what does Sookie realize about the bellboy?

8. What does Sookie find when she comes to work the day after her encounter with Andy?

9. Who comes to Sookie's work, what do they do, and what does she recall?

10. Who accosts Sookie while she's waiting at the airport and how does she deal with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think Living Dead in Dallas is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an important part of what makes Living Dead in Dallas interesting. Discuss the following "good" characters:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Bill. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Godfrey. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Sookie. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Living Dead in Dallas based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Living Dead in Dallas is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the fact that Living Dead in Dallas is a novel in a series changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.

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