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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. Why has Portia been friendly to Bill?

2. What does Gabe tell Sookie he intends to do?

3. Where does Sookie go the night after Godfrey's death?

4. How does Sookie contact the bellboy at the hotel?

5. What does Portia hope to prove?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sookie survive the attack on the mansion and how do the other party goers fare?

2. What does Sarah do with Sookie and Hugo?

3. How does Sookie and the others feel about Hugo and Isabel's punishment?

4. What does Godfrey tell Sookie and what does she say to him about the ceremony the next day?

5. Who does Sookie sit with at a local high school football game?

6. How are Hugo and Isabel punished?

7. What does Sookie do after she sees Hugo and Isabel's punishment?

8. Who invites Sookie to the sex club and who does she invite to go with her?

9. Why does Sookie contact Bill and how does she do it?

10. What does Sookie find out when she gets back to the hotel from the church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?

2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Living Dead in Dallas help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Living Dead in Dallas? Why or why not.

3. Choose one specific incident in Living Dead in Dallas to discuss and compare Sookie's response to how you think you would respond.

Essay Topic 2

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think Living Dead in Dallas is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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