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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 Ruth leave for Robert when she leaves his house?
(a) A rose.
(b) A mess.
(c) Poison.
(d) A note.

2. In Part III, Chapter 17, what does Ruth agree to allow Robert to do?
(a) Take her shopping.
(b) Give her Virginia's clothes.
(c) Test her blood.
(d) Make love to her.

3. What kills the germ in Part II, Chapter 12?
(a) Sunlight.
(b) Salt.
(c) Garlic powder.
(d) Holy water.

4. What happens that makes Robert believe that Ruth might be infected?
(a) She gags when he shoves mashed garlic under her nose.
(b) She is beginning to smell bad.
(c) She sleeps all day.
(d) She refuses to eat dinner with him.

5. How many attempts does it take Robert to learn how to use the second instrument he obtains in Part II, Chapter 11?
(a) 29.
(b) 12.
(c) 37.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Robert sits on his porch, what does he see running across the field in Part III, Chapter 15?

2. During his recollection of the height of the plague, Robert remembers being literally dragged to a revival meeting. Who drags him?

3. In Part II, Chapter 14, Robert realizes that he no longer needs what to escape?

4. How does Robert look in Part III, Chapter 15?

5. In Part II, Chapter 13, what does Robert discover that makes him overjoyed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Robert has decided to surrender to the new breed of vampires. What happens when he tries to do so?

2. 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.

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

4. In Part III, Chapter 18, what does Robert see and hear when he wakes up in the middle of the night?

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

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

7. How does Robert meet Ruth in Part III, Chapter 15?

8. In Part III, Chapter 19, what does the letter that Ruth wrote to Robert say?

9. Explain what happens between Robert and the dog in Part II, Chapter 13.

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

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