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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What argument is made regarding mortals in hopes of stalling Akasha's plan?
(a) She's been asleep so long, she's lost touch with reality.
(b) Given enough time, human males will eradicate themselves through violence.
(c) The human soul and race are evolving on their own toward a peaceful world.
(d) The vampires should take time and develop less violent means of killing the men.

2. Where do Lestat and Akasha go after putting their plan into effect in Greece?
(a) Paris.
(b) San Francisco
(c) Haiti.
(d) Buenos Aires.

3. Who or what mortally wounded Akasha and Enkil when they were humans?
(a) Khayman, out of guilt for what they made him do to the twins.
(b) Noblemen, who wanted to be rid of the king and queen so they could return to their old traditions.
(c) An evil spirit, acting on behest of the red-haired twins.
(d) A falling marble pillar, rocked from its foundation in an earthquake.

4. Gabrielle wants to destroy Akasha for taking her son, Lestat. What does she ask Maharet about that plan?
(a) "What is the most efficient way to waste her, if I get the chance?"
(b) "If I drive a stake through her heart, will Lestat survive?"
(c) "If I destroy this monster who's taken my son, do we all die?"
(d) "Will the rest of us lose our powers if Akasha dies?"

5. Why does Khayman want the twins to become vampires?
(a) He needs help fighting Akasha and Enkil.
(b) He, too, is an evil spirit and wants to debauch others.
(c) Misery loves company.
(d) One is a lonely number, three is a party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marahet say about Akasha?

2. What skill does Lestat gain when he is with Akasha?

3. Akasha knows something about Lestat's nature. What is it?

4. What is the disagreement between Lestat and Akasha?

5. What does Akasha want Lestat to do for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Maharet has searched for her twin for 6,000 years. What clues or proof has she had over that time that Mekare is alive?

2. What weapon with sentimental meaning does Akasha show Lestat in his father's castle?

3. When the twins fail to restore them, the King and Queen first vow to kill them but settle for plucking out Maharet's eyes and cutting out Mekare's tongue. What happens to the eyes and the tongue, and then what happens to the twins?

4. Does Lestat believe in Akasha's quest? Why or why not?

5. Why does Marius feel so strongly about seeing Armand--whom he calls Amadeo--again?

6. What is Marius' reaction to the gathering of vampires which he has joined?

7. Once the twins are back in their cell, what does Amel tell them about himself?

8. Describe Lestat's feelings as he watches Akasha's plan unfolding.

9. Akasha tells Lestat why she loves him. What does she say?

10. How does Lestat feel about the events that led to him becoming a vampire?

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