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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 refuse to call?
2. Who invites Sookie to the affair in question #152?
3. Where are the things of which Sookie becomes aware?
4. Of what does Sookie suddenly become aware?
5. Why does Sookie make it appear that she is out with a date?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Sookie contact Bill and how does she do it?
2. How does Sookie survive the attack on the mansion and how do the other party goers fare?
3. What does Sarah do with Sookie and Hugo?
4. How does Sookie and the others feel about Hugo and Isabel's punishment?
5. What does Sookie find when she arrives home?
6. What does Bill tell Sookie about he and Portia?
7. What does Hugo tell Sookie about his involvement in this whole affair?
8. How is Sookie and Bill's relationship for several weeks after being in Dallas?
9. What does Sookie hear outside the mansion at the celebration party and what does she do?
10. How does Sookie get away from the church and what does Sarah do about it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Some aspects of the metaphysical is in every Sookie Stackhouse book. Discuss the following:
1. Define the term "metaphysical."
2. Discuss what elements of the metaphysical appear in the Sookie Stackhouse books, e. g.: What elements of Sookie Stackhouse seem outside the five senses? Give examples. What things that happen cannot be proved by normal scientific methods?
3. What challenges are there in reading a novel that is based in metaphysics?
Essay Topic 2
Living Dead in Dallas belongs to the fantasy genre. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to fantasy.
2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre.
3. Discuss two reasons why it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.
4. Discuss what your favorite genre is; give several examples and explain what you enjoy about books in that genre.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss one of the following:
1. Trace and analyze one major theme of Living Dead in Dallas. Consider the following: How does one character's actions portray the theme you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to that theme? Is the theme one that you would call a "universal theme"? If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme. If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?
2. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Living Dead in Dallas. How does one character's actions portray the themes you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to those themes? Is each theme one that you would call a "universal theme"? If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme. If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?
3. What benefit is there in discussing and analyzing the themes of a work of fiction? Do you think most authors consciously develop themes in their works? Why or why not? Can there be accidental themes? What do you think is one possible "accidental" theme in Living Dead in Dallas? Which theme in Living Dead in Dallas speaks to you the most in your life? Why?
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