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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. What do Robert and Ruth discuss over supper?

2. What does Robert do when he gets frustrated in Part II, Chapter 12?

3. According to Ruth, what is the purpose of the vampire society?

4. What does Robert want Ruth to do in the beginning of Part III, Chapter 18?

5. What is Robert smoking in Part III, Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part III, Chapter 19, how does Robert react to Ruth's note?

2. In Part III, Chapter 18, what does Robert see and hear when he wakes up in the middle of the night?

3. In Part III, Chapter 19, what does the letter that Ruth wrote to Robert say?

4. In Part II, Chapter 12, what other discoveries does Robert make while experimenting on the bacterium?

5. What does Robert find on the third day of his drinking binge in Part II, Chapter 12? What is his reaction to this find?

6. Why does Robert acquire a microscope, and what does he see once he gets it to work?

7. Robert has decided to surrender to the new breed of vampires. What happens when he tries to do so?

8. How does Robert meet Ruth in Part III, Chapter 15?

9. Why does Robert think that vampires have issues with crosses, mirrors, etc.?

10. How does Ruth react to Robert accusing her of being a vampire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the early chapters, alcohol serves several purposes for Robert. Most often, it is a way of escape. What do you think Robert is trying to escape other than the vampires? Does the alcohol do what Robert wants it to do, or does it just cause more problems? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Robert becomes a veritable scientist in his effort to understand the plague and its results better. Why do you think he works so hard when there is nobody left to save? What purpose do his efforts serve?

Essay Topic 3

What is foreshadowing? Are there any examples of foreshadowing in this novel? What are they? What event(s) do they foreshadow? Why is foreshadowing so important to a novel?

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