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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robert see in the vampire's blood?
(a) Parasites.
(b) Rotting red blood cells.
(c) An overabundance of white blood cells.
(d) Bacteria.

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

3. What happens that makes Robert believe that Ruth might be infected?
(a) She gags when he shoves mashed garlic under her nose.
(b) She is beginning to smell bad.
(c) She sleeps all day.
(d) She refuses to eat dinner with him.

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

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

6. What new hope does Robert's new companion give him in Part II, Chapter 13?
(a) That Robert won't ever have to be alone again.
(b) That the world has not turned totally evil.
(c) That there may be more human survivors.
(d) That the plague has burned itself out.

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

8. What is Robert smoking in Part III, Chapter 15?
(a) A pipe.
(b) A ham.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) A cigarette.

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

10. What does Robert win in Part II, Chapter 13?
(a) The trust of his new companion.
(b) The lottery.
(c) A new car.
(d) Ben's loyalty.

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

12. What emotion does Robert feel for the vampires who don't belong to the new society?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Sympathy.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Disinterest.

13. During his recollection of the height of the plague, Robert remembers being literally dragged to a revival meeting. Who drags him?
(a) A wild-eyed preacher.
(b) His wife Virginia.
(c) His neighbor Ben.
(d) A vampire.

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

15. In Part III, Chapter 17, what does Ruth say when Robert asks if he can test her blood now?
(a) She politely declines.
(b) She asks him to wait until the next morning because she feels ill.
(c) She screams at him and throws her dinner plate against the wall.
(d) She agrees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with the first instrument Robert obtains in Part II, Chapter 11?

2. What does Robert watch through the peephole in Part IV, Chapter 20?

3. Why does Robert think he is immune to the plague?

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

5. Who does Ruth say killed her husband?

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