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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 Sookie say has to go with her?

2. What does Andy do after he arrives at the bar?

3. Who ministers to Sookie where Bill takes her?

4. What do Sookie and Bill do when the meeting at Stan's is over?

5. What do Hugo and Sookie do before they arrive at their destination?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Sookie working and what happens when Andy comes there? What does Sookie do about Andy?

2. What does Sookie learn about Lafayette's death?

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

4. What does Sookie suggest about a leak in information and how does she deal with it?

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

6. Who do Bill and Sookie think might have kidnapped Farrell?

7. What was the woman who hurt Sookie?

8. What do Bill and Sookie decide Sookie will do the next day after meeting with Stan?

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

10. Why does Portia come to the bar to see Sookie and why does Sookie agree with Portia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Living Dead in Dallas, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements (They may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast Sookie's world to that of "real" life. What are the advantages to each world? The disadvantages?

2. In which world would you rather live in if you possess no supernatural abilities? Explain your response.

3. If you had Sookie's abilities how would you use them? Use examples from Living Dead in Dallas and your own life to illustrate your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Sookie Stackhouse is in some ways a larger-than-life heroine. Despite incredible odds, she usually comes out on top, in Living Dead in Dallas and in the others in the series. Discuss the following:

1. Does being a larger-than-life heroine or one with special abilities make that person less of a heroine? In other words, which is more admirable--a heroine who ultimately always "lands on her feet," or one who strives against impossible odds and doesn't always succeed?

2. Does a character have to be successful in order to be a hero? Explain your answer.

3. Choose one other character besides Sookie who you might call a hero/heroine and explain why you choose that person. Illustrate your statements with examples from the text.

4. Does every work of fiction have to have a hero? Explain your answer.

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