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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 3, what does Robert wonder?
(a) If the book he is reading is fact or fiction.
(b) If he can make a run to the liquor store.
(c) If he should paint a mural on another wall.
(d) If he is the only normal human left.

2. In Part I, Chapter 3, what does Robert's house smell like?
(a) Garlic.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) Mildew.
(d) Wet dog.

3. What was the melody played by Ben's door chimes?
(a) "Beethoven's 9th Symphony."
(b) "Danke Schoen."
(c) "How Dry I Am."
(d) "I'm Getting Married In The Morning."

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

5. What kind of storms are prevalent in the U.S. after the war?
(a) Snow.
(b) Wind.
(c) Thunder.
(d) Dust.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to people infected in Chapter 1?

2. What are the creatures repulsed by in Chapter 2?

3. When Robert is at Sears, what does he find humorous?

4. In what war did Robert fight?

5. What does Robert manufacture in an attempt to kill the vampires in Part II, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 I, Chapter 1, what does Robert do for recreation?

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

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

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

7. In Part II, Chapter 10, when Robert realizes that his isolated experiments are useless and he needs to study the problem scientifically, where does he go, and what does he do there?

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

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

10. Describe Robert Neville as he is introduced to the reader in Part I, Chapter I.

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