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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the vampires destroy after Robert gets back into his house in Part I, Chapter 5?
2. What does Robert do when he sees Ben jump over the object in Part II, Chapter 8?
3. Who won the war mentioned in Part I, Chapter 6?
4. What was Robert's daughter's name?
5. Ben is in what when Robert goes to his house in Part II, Chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Robert do in Part II, Scene ,7 after he finds out about the characteristics of garlic; what are the results?
2. In Part I, Chapter 4, Robert awakens late in the morning, suffering the effects of a night of drinking too much. His feelings begin to conflict with each other, and he finally gets in his car and drives dangerously and aimlessly. Where does he end up, and what does he do while there?
3. What is allyl sulphide, and how is it prepared?
4. Of whom does Ben Cortman begin to remind Robert, and what is Robert's reaction to this realization?
5. Why is the discovery of the effect that sunlight has on vampires an important turning point for Robert?
6. Robert's thoughts have a particular theme in Part I, Chapter 2. Outline his thoughts in simple form and describe the assumptions he makes from his analysis.
7. What does Robert discover about the lymphatic system, and why do his discoveries leave him more disturbed than before?
8. What is Robert Neville's mission in life as described in Part I, Chapter 1?
9. 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?
10. How does Robert begin his research into the nature of vampires?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the early chapters, alcohol serves several purposes for Robert. Most often, it is a way of escape. What do you think Robert is trying to escape other than the vampires? Does the alcohol do what Robert wants it to do, or does it just cause more problems? Why?
Essay Topic 2
What is foreshadowing? Are there any examples of foreshadowing in this novel? What are they? What event(s) do they foreshadow? Why is foreshadowing so important to a novel?
Essay Topic 3
When Robert meets Ruth, he is wary and has not even the slightest interest in her romantically. Do you think Robert's trust in humans is permanently damaged? He doesn't seem to know whom to trust, if anyone. How do you think he might recover that trust?
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