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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens after Robert realizes that the vampires are basically immune to his latest weapon in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) He destroys the mural.
(b) He races around the house looking for another weapon.
(c) He waits to die.
(d) He drinks himself into a stupor.

2. What is happening when Robert awakens at 3 a.m with an epiphany?
(a) A dust storm.
(b) He is being bitten by fire ants.
(c) All the lights went out.
(d) Vampires have broken down his door.

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

4. In Part II, Chapter 7, on what does Robert perform his experiments?
(a) A female vampire.
(b) A new chemistry set.
(c) The kitchen table.
(d) A wing and a prayer.

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

6. What does Robert realize when he takes the bandage off his hand in Part II, Chapter 8?
(a) That his wound healed very quickly, almost too quickly.
(b) That he can't live like this forever.
(c) That his wound hasn't healed.
(d) That he is somehow immune from infection.

7. In Part II, Chapter 8, Robert wonders if Mohammedan vampires are affected by what?
(a) The menorah.
(b) Garlic.
(c) The cross.
(d) Holy water.

8. In Part I, Chapter 3, Robert compares the behavior of vampires to several types of people. Which of the following is NOT one of the people Robert mentions?
(a) Venal politicians.
(b) Publishers who sell literature promoting violence.
(c) Suicide bombing terrorists.
(d) Unscrupulous distillers who sell diluted grain.

9. What time does Robert wake up in Part I, Chapter 4?
(a) 9:00 a.m.
(b) 10:00 a.m.
(c) 7:00 a.m.
(d) 2:00 p.m.

10. What other important item do the vampires destroy in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) Virginia's wedding ring.
(b) The radio.
(c) The generator.
(d) The telephone.

11. What does Robert do when he sees Ben jump over the object in Part II, Chapter 8?
(a) Shoots him in the head.
(b) Drops to the floor laughing hysterically.
(c) Throws a bowl of garlic at him.
(d) Shoots him in the left shoulder.

12. When Robert is at Sears, what does he find humorous?
(a) A vampire hiding in a display freezer.
(b) His reflection in a broken mirror.
(c) A comic book.
(d) A woman dressed in a toga.

13. What is Robert afraid the vampires will destroy in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) His generator.
(b) His wife's keepsakes.
(c) His satellite TV.
(d) His radio.

14. In Part I, Chapter 3, what does Robert wonder?
(a) If he can make a run to the liquor store.
(b) If he should paint a mural on another wall.
(c) If he is the only normal human left.
(d) If the book he is reading is fact or fiction.

15. On what street does Robert live?
(a) Cinnamon.
(b) Celestial.
(c) Cimarron.
(d) Celeste.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the substance created that Robert manufactures in an attempt to kill the vampires in Part II, Chapter 7?

2. What does Robert try to borrow from Ben in Part II, Chapter 9?

3. What is the protagonist's mission in Chapter 1?

4. What does Robert's discovery of a more effective way of killing vampires inspire him to do?

5. In Part II, Chapter 9, what event does Robert recall?

(see the answer keys)

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