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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. What does Akasha shout as her first victim burns?

2. How can the King and Queen reduce their extreme thirst for blood?

3. Gabrielle wants to destroy Akasha for taking her son, Lestat. What does she ask Maharet about that plan?

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

5. What insight does Akasha have at the conference that both shocks and saddens her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What has Jesse seen that adds to the vampires' belief Mekare is sending the dreams?

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. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several vampire characters have expressed the feeling that they lost something by becoming vampires. Several are reluctant to make other vampires, even when the individual begs. What human aspects do the vampire lose and why does it matter? Use examples from the book to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Lestat is introspective in Greece. He realizes Akasha has granted all his wishes and especially his wish to be a symbol of an evil that shouldn't exist. What precipitates his insight? How does the realization make him feel. Why?

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