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

2. What does Ruth reveal is her true purpose in coming to Robert?
(a) To kill him.
(b) To spy on him.
(c) To seduce him.
(d) To steal his secrets.

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

4. In Part II, Chapter 14, Robert comes up with a psychological explanation as a new perspective on the way vampires act. To what does he compare this psychological explanation?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Mass suicide.
(c) Hysterical blindness.
(d) The blind faith of cult members.

5. In Part II, Chapter 12, what does Robert feel the world has fallen to?
(a) Sin and immorality.
(b) Complete ruin.
(c) New lows.
(d) The supernatural.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert win in Part II, Chapter 13?

2. What is Robert smoking in Part III, Chapter 15?

3. What happens that makes Robert believe that Ruth might be infected?

4. How many attempts does it take Robert to learn how to use the second instrument he obtains in Part II, Chapter 11?

5. What does Robert watch through the peephole in Part IV, Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part II, Chapter 11, how many types of vampires does Robert think there are? Describe the hypothesis Robert forms about these different types..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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