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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part I, Chapter 6, what has Robert done to his house?
(a) The vampires burned it down, so he moved to one close by.
(b) He fixed the generator and soundproofed the house.
(c) Nothing.
(d) He tore it down and built a new one.

2. What is it about Ben that reminds Robert of a comedian in Part II, Chapter 8?
(a) His funny little hat.
(b) His newly grown mustache.
(c) His shiny bald head.
(d) His tubby belly.

3. How is Robert described in Chapter 1?
(a) Red hair and green eyes.
(b) Blond hair and blue eyes.
(c) Black hair and brown eyes.
(d) Brown hair and hazel eyes.

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

5. Robert recalls something about the pit when he arrives at the field. What does he recall?
(a) It was once a landfill.
(b) It has been there for years.
(c) No one knows its origin.
(d) Kathy is in there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to the vampire that Robert threw on the grass in Part I, Chapter 4?

2. In Part II, Chapter 7, on what does Robert perform his experiments?

3. How many stakes does Robert use at the end of Chapter 2?

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

5. Who won the war mentioned in Part I, Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Robert is reading Bram Stoker's Dracula. His attention is drawn by the quote, "The strength of the vampire is that no one will believe in him." What do you think Stoker meant by this quote, and why does it seem preposterous to Robert in his present situation?

2. In Part I, Chapter 4, Robert awakens late in the morning, suffering the effects of a night of drinking too much. His feelings begin to conflict with each other, and he finally gets in his car and drives dangerously and aimlessly. Where does he end up, and what does he do while there?

3. How does Robert react to the vampire attack after he gets back in his house?

4. What two important items did the vampires destroy after Robert's watch stopped, and why were they so important?

5. In Part I, Chapter 6, what does Robert's new mural represent?

6. In Part I, Chapter 3, several things drive Robert to despair. Describe one.

7. Outline Robert's experiments on the female vampire in Part II, Chapter 7.

8. Robert mulls over the ways vampires "die" for the final time. Describe some of the forms these deaths take and Robert's suppositions about why there are different ways of dying for vampires.

9. In Part II, Chapter 9, Robert recalls the day of Virginia's death. Describe his reaction in the moments directly after her death.

10. Robert realizes that the vampires' vulnerability lies in their blood. Why does he believe this, and what does he intend to do about it?

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