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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 does Marius wish he had done when he had the chance?
(a) Danced and made merry, without the worry of keeping the Queen and King.
(b) Written down his experiences and made them into a blockbuster movie.
(c) Destroyed the Queen and King and,with them, all vampires.
(d) Disappeared into the centuries to lead a life of debauchery.

2. How does Enkil come to rule his kingdom?
(a) The people of the Nile Valley anoint him king while he is still a child.
(b) Like Oedipus, he slays his father and marries his mother.
(c) His mother dies and there are no female realtives to ascend to the throne.
(d) He is chosen by lottery, as is the custom of his people.

3. What does Akasha want from Lestat, as she is taking him from place to place to see the poor and downtrodden?
(a) She wants him to die with her in a flaming pyre.
(b) She wants him to believe in her and become like her.
(c) She wants him to act like a man and take care of her.
(d) She wants his body, heart, and soul.

4. What is the "blood god" wearing when Akasha and Lestat arrive?
(a) A Juicy Couture velour sweat suit.
(b) A caftan of spun gold.
(c) A black silk turban and jeweled robes.
(d) A suit woven of the softest cashmere.

5. Who controlls the spirits?
(a) Only the poorest of the poor could command them.
(b) No one, they are independent.
(c) The red-haired twins.
(d) The royal couple controlls them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the threat made against Akasha by one of the twins?

2. How does Akasha pass time while she sits on the golden throne?

3. What sort of creatures are Mekare, Maharet, and their mother?

4. Why do the people of Mount Carmel eat their dead?

5. The idea that Mekare is alive and sending the dreams causes what emotions among the older vampires?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

6. Khayman is the longtime servant of the King and Queen. He also has a soft spot for the twins. To whom is he the most loyal during the early period of the vampires?

7. What, to Maharet, is more important than her life, even more important than finding her twin?

8. Enkil and Akasha are frightened and ashamed of what they have become, even though they have no name for it. What has come over them and how do they act?

9. Why is Akasha so intent on questioning the twins and, through them, the spirits? What does she hopes to gain?

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

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