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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 effect does Maharet's red hair have on Marius' mood?
2. Why doesn't Akasha accept Lestat's suggestion that she just dazzle men into obedience rather than kill them?
3. What does Akasha want Lestat to do for her?
4. Why is Marius so anxious to see Armando?
5. What is Lestat's reaction to the vision of Baby Jenks dying?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Marius' reaction to the gathering of vampires which he has joined?
2. Why is Akasha so intent on questioning the twins and, through them, the spirits? What does she hopes to gain?
3. Who was keeping Akasha still on the throne and what does she do to that person?
4. Why does Marius feel so strongly about seeing Armand--whom he calls Amadeo--again?
5. Was Akasha unconscious and unaware during her years of dormancy?
6. Akasha tells Lestat why she loves him. What does she say?
7. Akasha wants 99 percent of male humans killed, reasoning that a world ruled by women will be more peaceful than the world under the rule of men. What is the irony of that plan?
8. What has Jesse seen that adds to the vampires' belief Mekare is sending the dreams?
9. How does Lestat feel about the events that led to him becoming a vampire?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What genre or genres is The Queen of the Damned? Give a thesis, a definition of the chosen genre, and supportive examples from the book. Discuss whether the book overlaps any other genres or in some significant way does not fit the classical definition of the chosen genre. You may also discuss "sub-genres" contained within the main narrative.
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
As Maharet tells the saga of the twins to the assembled vampires, she recalls an argument between Mekare and the evil spirit Amel about the nature of flesh, spirit and soul. As a result, Amel lingers around the witches. Eventually, he does something catastrophic. Discuss the argument between Amel and Mekare. How does it explain Amel's subsequent action?
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