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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 do Robert and Ruth discuss over supper?
(a) Life's quirks.
(b) Vampires.
(c) Rap music.
(d) Her broken spirit.

2. What new hope does Robert's new companion give him in Part II, Chapter 13?
(a) That there may be more human survivors.
(b) That the world has not turned totally evil.
(c) That Robert won't ever have to be alone again.
(d) That the plague has burned itself out.

3. In Part III, Chapter 17, what does Robert tell Ruth is the only way to fight living vampires?
(a) Crosses.
(b) Guns.
(c) Garlic.
(d) Kill them first.

4. What is wrong with the first instrument Robert obtains in Part II, Chapter 11?
(a) It is broken.
(b) It is the wrong instrument for what he needs to do.
(c) It is of inferior quality.
(d) It is far too advanced for him to learn how to use it.

5. What does Robert see in the vampire's blood?
(a) An overabundance of white blood cells.
(b) Bacteria.
(c) Parasites.
(d) Rotting red blood cells.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has Robert resolved to do when the vampires of the new society come for him?

3. When Part IV, Chapter 20 begins, what year is it?

4. What happens to Robert when the men of the new society come for him?

5. In Part III, Chapter 18, what does Robert wake up doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Robert's reaction to Ben's death at the hands of the men in dark suits?

3. How does Ruth react to Robert accusing her of being a vampire?

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

6. Why does Robert think that vampires have issues with crosses, mirrors, etc.?

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

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

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

10. How has Robert's relationship with Ben Cortman changed from the days before the plague to their current relationship in Part III, Chapter 15?

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