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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. What does Robert berate himself for forgetting in Part III, Chapter 19?
(a) Vampires lie.
(b) Trust no one.
(c) Bacteria can mutate.
(d) The answer is out there.

2. Why does Robert think he is immune to the plague?
(a) He thinks it is genetic.
(b) He was bitten by a vampire bat during the war.
(c) He doesn't know.
(d) He injected himself with tiny amounts of vampire blood.

3. Who does Ruth say killed her husband?
(a) Ben.
(b) Freda.
(c) Robert.
(d) Virginia.

4. As Robert sits on his porch, what does he see running across the field in Part III, Chapter 15?
(a) A woman.
(b) A dog.
(c) A deer.
(d) A male vampire chasing a female vampire.

5. In Part III, Chapter 17, what does Ruth say when Robert asks if he can test her blood now?
(a) She politely declines.
(b) She screams at him and throws her dinner plate against the wall.
(c) She asks him to wait until the next morning because she feels ill.
(d) She agrees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Robert and Ruth discuss over supper?

2. In Part III, Chapter 17, what does Ruth agree to allow Robert to do?

3. What does Robert do in response to the results of his lists in Part II, Chapter 12?

4. What other epidemic does Robert feel was caused by vampires?

5. What happens to Robert as he watches Ben's execution?

Short Essay Questions

1. Robert's relationship with Ruth begins with a note of distrust. Explain some of the methods Robert uses to try to detect whether Ruth is a vampire or not.

2. What does Robert find on the third day of his drinking binge in Part II, Chapter 12? What is his reaction to this find?

3. In Part II, Chapter 12, what other discoveries does Robert make while experimenting on the bacterium?

4. In Part II, Chapter 14, what event does Robert recall during the final days of the plague? How does feel about the people involved in this event?

5. What does Robert do in Part III, Chapter 17, to show Ruth that he does trust her?

6. What happens when Ruth finally lets Robert draw blood from her to test?

7. In Part III, Chapter 19, how does Robert react to Ruth's note?

8. In Part II, Chapter 13, what does Robert see that fills him with joy?

9. Why does Robert acquire a microscope, and what does he see once he gets it to work?

10. Why does Robert think he is immune to the vampire plague?

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