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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robert notice Ruth is wearing as she sleeps?
(a) A tiny gold cross.
(b) A tracking device.
(c) A wedding ring.
(d) Skimpy lingerie.

2. What does Ruth tell Robert as he embraces her?
(a) That it would be better if they were all dead.
(b) That there is no hope for them.
(c) That she loves him and wants him to run away with her.
(d) That she has been watching him for some time.

3. In the beginning of Part II, Chapter 14, what does Robert realize has never been the answer?
(a) Research.
(b) Intense hope.
(c) God.
(d) Blood vengeance.

4. What other epidemic does Robert feel was caused by vampires?
(a) Influenza pandemic.
(b) Ebola virus.
(c) The bubonic plague.
(d) The American Indian smallpox plague.

5. What does Robert do in response to the results of his lists in Part II, Chapter 12?
(a) Shouts "Eureka!!"
(b) Rips the paper to shreds.
(c) Goes on a drinking binge.
(d) Regains his motivation.

6. What process does Robert feel explains the vampire's coma in Part II, Chapter 11?
(a) Waste materials in the blood.
(b) Progressing disease.
(c) Exhaustion.
(d) Sporulation.

7. As Robert sits on his porch, what does he see running across the field in Part III, Chapter 15?
(a) A dog.
(b) A woman.
(c) A male vampire chasing a female vampire.
(d) A deer.

8. What do Robert and Ruth discuss over supper?
(a) Vampires.
(b) Life's quirks.
(c) Rap music.
(d) Her broken spirit.

9. In Part II, Chapter 12, what does Robert find that gives him a glimmer of hope?
(a) The cure for the epidemic.
(b) A scrawny dog.
(c) A $100 bill.
(d) A shiny penny.

10. What does Ruth leave for Robert when she leaves his house?
(a) A mess.
(b) A rose.
(c) A note.
(d) Poison.

11. What does Robert want Ruth to do in the beginning of Part III, Chapter 18?
(a) Tell him the truth.
(b) Stay with him.
(c) Leave.
(d) Kiss him.

12. What are the headings of the lists that Robert makes in Part II, Chapter 12?
(a) Known and Unknown.
(b) Germ and No Germ.
(c) To Be and Not To Be.
(d) Bacillus and Unknown.

13. How does Robert look in Part III, Chapter 15?
(a) Twenty years older.
(b) Dirty and unkempt.
(c) Clean cut.
(d) His hair and beard are long and shaggy.

14. On what type of note does the relationship between Robert and Ruth begin?
(a) A positive note.
(b) A loving note.
(c) A blind attraction note.
(d) A note of distrust.

15. What happens to Robert as he watches Ben's execution?
(a) He gets physically ill.
(b) He faints.
(c) He feels as if Ben is finally free.
(d) His eyes fill with tears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert berate himself for forgetting in Part III, Chapter 19?

2. How does Robert look upon the routine between him and Ben in Part III, Chapter 15?

3. In Part II, Chapter 14, Robert realizes that he no longer needs what to escape?

4. In the final days of the plague, two phenomena erupted. What was one?

5. What does Robert ask of Ruth that makes her angry?

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