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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. When defending his behavior to himself, what does Robert say has "fallen with society"?
(a) Humanity.
(b) Faith.
(c) Conscience.
(d) Morality.

2. 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) Kathy is in there.
(d) No one knows its origin.

3. As Part I, Chapter 6 opens, what year is it?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1990.

4. How is the sky described in Part I, Chapter 4?
(a) Dazzling blue.
(b) A bit cloudy.
(c) Bright and sunny.
(d) Gray and dead.

5. What were the men wearing who took Kathy after she died?
(a) Crosses and priests' robes.
(b) Black suits and dark sunglasses.
(c) Canvas and masks.
(d) Biohazard suits.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part II, Chapter 9, how were the bodies of plague victims treated?

2. In Part II, Chapter 8, Ben reminds Robert of what character?

3. What is Robert's father's name?

4. In Part II, Chapter 8, the vampires are stalking their prey. What is their prey?

5. In Part II, Chapter 7, Robert is not satisfied that the epidemic was caused by what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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.

3. In Part II, Chapter 8, Robert continues his investigation into vampires and things which might affect them. Describe one of the additional experiments Robert performs.

4. What oddity does Robert find while looking for a lathe at Sears?

5. In Part I, Chapter 3, what does Robert do to vent his frustration, and what is the source of his frustration?

6. How does Robert begin his research into the nature of vampires?

7. In Part I, Chapter 2, Robert makes a kind of "schedule" for his day. Why is this an important step for Robert?

8. Why is the discovery of the effect that sunlight has on vampires an important turning point for Robert?

9. In Part I, Chapter 3, to what does Robert compare the vampires?

10. In Part I, Chapter 6, what has Robert done to repair his home?

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