2. What did Robert erect around Kathy's bed to shelter her from the storms?
(a) A teepee.
(b) A tent.
(c) Sheets of plywood.
(d) A huge umbrella.

3. In Part I, Chapter 6, what had been found in Colorado?
(a) An image of the Virgin Mary at Red Rocks.
(b) A strain of giant grasshoppers.
(c) Gold.
(d) An ancient mummy, thought to be cursed.

4. What is Robert thinking about replacing in Chapter 1?
(a) A mirror.
(b) A window.
(c) His wife.
(d) His shoes.

5. Robert has a tattoo. What does it look like?
(a) It is a rose with his daughter's name.
(b) It is a cross.
(c) It is a rose with his wife's name.
(d) It is a skull and crossbones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to make Robert bleed during his mad dash home after his watch stops?

2. What were the men wearing who took Kathy after she died?

3. What is wrong with Robert when he wakes up in Part I, Chapter 4?

4. What does Robert hear while he is contemplating the existence of vampires in Part I, Chapter 3?

5. What is Robert reading in Part I, Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain a typical day in Robert's life as outlined in Part I, Chapter 2.

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

4. When Robert recalls the past in Part I, Chapter 6, what does he remember?

5. What is allyl sulphide, and how is it prepared?

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

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

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

9. In Part I, Chapter 1, what does Robert do for recreation?

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

(see the answer keys)

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