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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. How is the archeologist's discovery of the caves and the Legend of the Twins received in the academic world.

2. What are the Himalayas?

3. How old is Jesse when she visits Maharet?

4. At the St. Louis coven house, what does the sole surviving vampire tell Baby Jenks about covens in the rest of the world?

5. What realization does Khayman come to even before the concert begins?

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. What happens to Daniel after ten years, when Armand doesn't make him a vampire?

3. What, if any, clues are there in Part 1, Chapter 1, The Legend of the Twins that links the Legend of the Twins to the world of the vampires?

4. Why is Pandora so worried about Marius?

5. Mael is at Lestat's concert. What is he doing there and who sent him? Who volunteers to be his ally?

6. What additional information is added by the discovery of the second set of cave paintings?

7. Why does Baby Jenks dislike her mother?

8. Is Killer a good teacher for a new vampire? Why or why not?

9. What is one of the primary purposes of the Prologue of The Queen of the Damned? Why is that important?

10. How does Marius feel about Akasha and Enkil?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the conference between Akasha and the other vampires, she argues first with Marius and then with Mahareta. What is the thrust of Marius' argument and how does Akasha refute what he says? How does Mahareta frame her opposition to Akasha's plan? What are the most persuasive points that Marius and Mahareta make?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout The Queen of the Damned, vampires and some mortals struggle with the concepts of right and wrong, mortality and immortality, spirit and flesh, belief and non-belief. In your opinion, what is the outcome? Use examples to illustrate your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

There are several sexually charged and/or committed relationships between vampires in The Queen of the Damned. The sexual aspect or symbolism is particularly strong when a mortal is made into a vampire. What purpose do those scenes or images serve in developing the theme or themes of the book? Use examples to support your argument.

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