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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. Who summarizes the two previous books in the prologue?

2. What is the treasure being handed over?

3. How does Lestat pass for human?

4. What is Armand's real motivation for making Daniel a vampire?

5. How does Marius communicate as he falls into a crevasse?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Khayman and Akasha related in terms of age and power? What do these factors mean in terms of their modern-day relationship?

2. Why is Pandora so worried about Marius?

3. Who is Lestat and what was his role in the second book of the Chronicles of the Vampire?

4. Did Jesse feel more loyalty to the Great Family or to Talamasca?

5. The prologue gives Lestat the opportunity to talk about himself and therefore to establish his character. What does the reader learn about Lestat?

6. What was one of the most fascinating aspects of Maharet's house for Jesse?

7. What has Marius done to entertain Akasha and Enkil over the centuries?

8. Does the archeologist's daughter really understand what her father has spent his life studying?

9. What seems to be happening in the first cave paintings of the twins?

10. What is Armand's dilemma in deciding whether to make Daniel a vampire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mahareta shows her fellow surviving vampires a family tree of the mortal descendants of her daughter Miriam. She says that protecting that family as it grew and spread gave her a reason for continuing. The other vampires are moved and acknowledge the importance of these mortals. What is it about the family that is important to the vampires? What are they willing to sacrifice in order to protect that family and other mortal families? How do the feelings expressed by the vampires fit into the themes of the book?

Essay Topic 2

The gathering of the vampires includes some who are ancient and some who are newly made. Pick three--of varying age and/or temperament--and analyze what strengths they bring to the situation at hand.

Essay Topic 3

Lestat expresses a lifelong desire to be good, to do good, to be celebrated as a hero or a star. He wanted to become a priest, a famous entertainer and even a catalyst to show mortals the evil of vampires. What kept Lestat from realizing that overall ambition? Was it chance or something in his character? Use examples from the book.

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