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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. In Part III, Chapter 17, what does Ruth agree to allow Robert to do?
2. In Part II, Chapter 12, what does Robert find that gives him a glimmer of hope?
3. In the final days of the plague, two phenomena erupted. What was one?
4. Ruth is a(n) ___________________.
5. How does Robert look upon the routine between him and Ben in Part III, Chapter 15?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Robert do in Part III, Chapter 17, to show Ruth that he does trust her?
2. Robert's relationship with Ruth begins with a note of distrust. Explain some of the methods Robert uses to try to detect whether Ruth is a vampire or not.
3. In Part II, Chapter 12, what other discoveries does Robert make while experimenting on the bacterium?
4. In Part II, Chapter 13, what does Robert see that fills him with joy?
5. In Part III, Chapter 19, what does the letter that Ruth wrote to Robert say?
6. In Part III, Chapter 18, what does Robert see and hear when he wakes up in the middle of the night?
7. In Part III, Chapter 19, how does Robert react to Ruth's note?
8. What does Robert find on the third day of his drinking binge in Part II, Chapter 12? What is his reaction to this find?
9. How does Ruth react to Robert accusing her of being a vampire?
10. Why does Robert think that vampires have issues with crosses, mirrors, etc.?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Consider the various legends associated with vampires. What practical application might these legends serve? For example, the legend about vampires sleeping all day and only coming out at night might be a crafty way parents in any era might have kept their children from staying out after dark and exposing themselves to very real dangers. You may apply your chosen legend and application to current or past times when hypothesizing its purpose.
Essay Topic 2
When Robert meets Ruth, he is wary and has not even the slightest interest in her romantically. Do you think Robert's trust in humans is permanently damaged? He doesn't seem to know whom to trust, if anyone. How do you think he might recover that trust?
Essay Topic 3
Robert's "germ theory" goes a long way to explain a lot about the vampires, but it doesn't answer everything. How does Robert think the disease spread? Is this a valid hypothesis? Why or why not? Could there be other ways the disease could spread? If so, give some examples. If not, explain why you think Robert's idea is the only valid way the disease could spread. Why is this theory important to the novel?
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