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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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 neighbor Ben.
(c) A vampire.
(d) His wife Virginia.

5. In Part II, Chapter 14, Robert thinks that the people at the revival died with what in their hearts?
(a) A blood clot.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Stakes.
(d) Fear.

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

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

8. What kills the germ in Part II, Chapter 12?
(a) Holy water.
(b) Sunlight.
(c) Salt.
(d) Garlic powder.

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

10. What does Robert watch through the peephole in Part IV, Chapter 20?
(a) The christening of the new society's leader.
(b) Several men in dark suits brutally killing seven vampires.
(c) A meteor shower.
(d) A parade.

11. What does Robert berate himself for forgetting in Part III, Chapter 19?
(a) Trust no one.
(b) Vampires lie.
(c) Bacteria can mutate.
(d) The answer is out there.

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

13. What does Ruth do to Robert at the end of Part III, Chapter 18?
(a) Stabs him.
(b) Strikes him with a mallet.
(c) Shoots him.
(d) Pushes him out the door into the crowd of waiting vampires.

14. Ruth is a(n) ___________________.
(a) Canadian.
(b) Vampire.
(c) Bad housekeeper.
(d) Abusive mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Ruth say killed her husband?

3. What does Ruth reveal is her true purpose in coming to Robert?

4. In Part II, Chapter 13, what does Robert discover that makes him overjoyed?

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

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