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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 Lestat do with Magnus' ashes?

2. For whom does Lestat purchase gifts?

3. What is The Vampire Lestat?

4. Why does Gabrielle agree to become a vampire?

5. Why does Lestat dictate his letters to Gabrielle in Italian?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lestat's argument against Armand's vampire ways?

2. Describe the ability Armand has to absorb a great deal of information quickly.

3. How do the vampires pursuing Lestat and Gabrielle leave a message that they have kidnapped Nicolas?

4. How does Lestat immediately begin adjusting to being a vampire?

5. How does Anne rice introduce the character of Armand?

6. Describe how Lestat gets into the kill.

7. How does Armand try to deceive Lestat and Gabrielle in order to keep them with him?

8. What makes Lestat want to get Renaud and his troupe of actors out of Paris?

9. What is the circumstance when Lestat and Gabrielle awaken in a crypt inside a church?

10. How is the bond between Lestat and Nicki eventually broken?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on Myths About Vampires Challenged in The Vampire Lestat. Your essay should incorporate the points that (1) vampires can be frightened off with garlic and crosses; (2) that vampires cannot enter into holy places; and (3) that vampires cannot travel over water. Give examples from the book to prove your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on why you think religious icons no longer deter vampires in modern vampire lore. Points should include (1) how early vampire stories were conceived during a time when the church was very strong; and (2) the way religion has changed in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on Good Versus Evil in The Vampire Lestat. Include in your essay how the lines blur somewhat with

Lestat's concern for mortals. Discuss the different ways becoming a vampire affects different people: (1) Gabrielle embraces her new existence; (2) Nicki goes completely insane; (3) Claudia becomes murderous.

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