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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Robert resolved to do when the vampires of the new society come for him?
(a) Run away.
(b) Fight to the death.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Spray the crowd with bullets.

2. In Part II, Chapter 11, what instrument does Robert obtain to further study the characteristics that make vampires what they are?
(a) A telescope.
(b) An electroscope
(c) A microscope.
(d) A bioscope.

3. What happens to Robert when the men of the new society come for him?
(a) He is invited to join the new society.
(b) He manages to kill them all but is injured in the process.
(c) He is beaten up and dragged away.
(d) He is turned into a vampire.

4. Why does Robert think he is immune to the plague?
(a) He injected himself with tiny amounts of vampire blood.
(b) He doesn't know.
(c) He was bitten by a vampire bat during the war.
(d) He thinks it is genetic.

5. In Part II, Chapter 14, Robert comes up with a psychological explanation as a new perspective on the way vampires act. To what does he compare this psychological explanation?
(a) Mass suicide.
(b) Hysterical blindness.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) The blind faith of cult members.

6. What does Robert do when he gets frustrated in Part II, Chapter 12?
(a) Punches the wall.
(b) Weeps.
(c) Kicks the instrument to the floor.
(d) Takes a deep breath and refocuses his energy.

7. What is wrong with the first instrument Robert obtains in Part II, Chapter 11?
(a) It is far too advanced for him to learn how to use it.
(b) It is of inferior quality.
(c) It is broken.
(d) It is the wrong instrument for what he needs to do.

8. In Part II, Chapter 13, what does Robert discover that makes him overjoyed?
(a) Another live human being.
(b) An animal curled up comfortably on his front porch.
(c) A stash of love letters from his dead wife.
(d) The hamburger and milk bowls are empty and the garlic ring intact.

9. In Part III, Chapter 17, what does Ruth agree to allow Robert to do?
(a) Make love to her.
(b) Test her blood.
(c) Take her shopping.
(d) Give her Virginia's clothes.

10. What happens to Robert's new companion at the end of Part II, Chapter 13?
(a) The vampires destroy him.
(b) He dies.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He brings a friend.

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

12. In Part III, Chapter 15, what has Robert gained?
(a) Weight.
(b) A new attitude.
(c) A new perspective.
(d) A new hobby.

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

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

15. What new fear does Robert develop toward the end of Part II, Chapter 13?
(a) The dark.
(b) That Ben will come back to kill him.
(c) Werewolves.
(d) That his new companion has been infected.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does Robert feel for the vampires who don't belong to the new society?

2. In Part III, Chapter 15, what year is it?

3. What does Ruth say she doesn't care about in Part III, Chapter 16?

4. As Robert sits on his porch, what does he see running across the field in Part III, Chapter 15?

5. What kills the germ in Part II, Chapter 12?

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