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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. Why doesn't Akasha accept Lestat's suggestion that she just dazzle men into obedience rather than kill them?
2. What image blinks through Lestat's mind when he looks at Jesse?
3. Which god does Akasha represent to her subjects?
4. Akasha knows something about Lestat's nature. What is it?
5. What is the threat made against Akasha by one of the twins?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What is Marius' reaction to the gathering of vampires which he has joined?
3. Why is Akasha so intent on questioning the twins and, through them, the spirits? What does she hopes to gain?
4. Why does Marius feel so strongly about seeing Armand--whom he calls Amadeo--again?
5. What, to Maharet, is more important than her life, even more important than finding her twin?
6. What has Jesse seen that adds to the vampires' belief Mekare is sending the dreams?
7. 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?
8. How does Lestat feel about the events that led to him becoming a vampire?
9. Who was keeping Akasha still on the throne and what does she do to that person?
10. Was Akasha unconscious and unaware during her years of dormancy?
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
The author uses Baby Jenks as a contradictory character, one who experiences death--both her own and that of others--several times in this short chapter. What are her experiences of death and how are they relevant to the on-going story of the vampires?
Essay Topic 3
There are many allusions to Christian rituals, beliefs, and themes throughout The Queen of the Damned but they are particularly prominent in the chapter describing events at the concert. Why does the author use those images and references? Support your theory with examples. Did she use them effectively? Would the meaning of the book be markedly different without them?
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