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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is on Robert's living room wall?
(a) A photograph of his wife and daughter.
(b) A mural.
(c) A bloodstain.
(d) A huge smashed bug.

2. In Part II, Chapter 9, how were the bodies of plague victims treated?
(a) They were incinerated.
(b) They were embalmed and given a normal funeral.
(c) They were taken to the morgue for autopsy.
(d) They were buried in mass graves and covered with soil immediately.

3. Why does Robert get frustrated in Part I, Chapter 3?
(a) There isn't enough light to read by.
(b) The book is missing several pages.
(c) He didn't finish his chores.
(d) He runs out of liquor.

4. In Part I, Chapter 6, what had been found in Colorado?
(a) A strain of giant grasshoppers.
(b) Gold.
(c) An image of the Virgin Mary at Red Rocks.
(d) An ancient mummy, thought to be cursed.

5. What does Robert see as he leaves in his car in Chapter 2?
(a) A dog.
(b) A broken cross.
(c) A car blocking the road.
(d) Two female corpses.

6. What were the men wearing who took Kathy after she died?
(a) Crosses and priests' robes.
(b) Biohazard suits.
(c) Canvas and masks.
(d) Black suits and dark sunglasses.

7. Robert has discovered a new method of killing vampires in Part I, Chapter 4. What is it?
(a) Silver bullets.
(b) Holy water.
(c) Sunlight.
(d) Lead pipe.

8. How is the sky described in Part I, Chapter 4?
(a) Dazzling blue.
(b) Bright and sunny.
(c) A bit cloudy.
(d) Gray and dead.

9. What does Robert find himself consumed by while researching his problem in Part II, Chapter 9?
(a) Nostalgia for the past.
(b) A female vampire.
(c) A lack of ambition.
(d) A swarm of mosquitoes.

10. What do the female vampires do to taunt Robert?
(a) They make fun of him.
(b) They tell him that he'll never get away.
(c) They sing loudly.
(d) They behave lewdly.

11. In Part II, Chapter 8, Ben jumps over what object?
(a) A water trough.
(b) Robert's fence.
(c) The body of another vampire.
(d) A candlestick.

12. From what symptoms did victims of the plague suffer?
(a) Paleness, weakness, and an inability to eat or sleep.
(b) Vomiting, diarrhea, and lack of appetite.
(c) Black sores, fever, and tongue swelling.
(d) Overall weakness, fever, and chills.

13. Robert paints his living room wall in Part I, Chapter 6. What does it look like?
(a) A fantasy garden.
(b) Blue.
(c) Canadian woods.
(d) A dark sky with bright, shining stars.

14. According to Part I, Chapter 3, vampires were once ___________ but now are _____________.
(a) Bats; men.
(b) A myth; scientific fact.
(c) Boogeymen; guys next door.
(d) Bedtime story; characters in a horror movie.

15. In Part II, Chapter 9, what event does Robert recall?
(a) Virginia's death.
(b) The previous Christmas.
(c) His 14th birthday.
(d) The birth of his daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Robert discovers what system defends the body from germs?

2. What time does the vampire in Robert's house awaken in Part II, Chapter 7?

3. What has happened to the vampire that Robert threw on the grass in Part I, Chapter 4?

4. Ben is in what when Robert goes to his house in Part II, Chapter 9?

5. In Part I, Chapter 3, what does Robert wonder?

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