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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 II, Chapter 9, how were the bodies of plague victims treated?
(a) They were incinerated.
(b) They were embalmed and given a normal funeral.
(c) They were buried in mass graves and covered with soil immediately.
(d) They were taken to the morgue for autopsy.

2. In Part I, Chapter 4, what is Robert's silent wish?
(a) To win the lottery.
(b) To die peacefully and join his wife and daughter.
(c) To go home.
(d) That things would go back to the way they were before.

3. What other important item do the vampires destroy in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) The telephone.
(b) The radio.
(c) Virginia's wedding ring.
(d) The generator.

4. What does Robert do when he sees Ben jump over the object in Part II, Chapter 8?
(a) Shoots him in the left shoulder.
(b) Drops to the floor laughing hysterically.
(c) Shoots him in the head.
(d) Throws a bowl of garlic at him.

5. In what year was "I Am Legend" written?
(a) 2006.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1998.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert get out of his dresser drawer after he sees the vampires destroying his personal property?

2. What happens to people infected in Chapter 1?

3. What was the melody played by Ben's door chimes?

4. What is Robert thinking about replacing in Chapter 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

4. In Part I, Chapter 5, what does Robert fear the vampires will do to his house?

5. Robert's thoughts have a particular theme in Part I, Chapter 2. Outline his thoughts in simple form and describe the assumptions he makes from his analysis.

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

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

8. Describe Robert's efforts to get in his house after his watch stops in Part I, Chapter 5.

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

10. What does Robert see when he finally emerges from his wife's crypt?

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