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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 notion does Robert reject in Chapter 2?
2. Robert recalls something about the pit when he arrives at the field. What does he recall?
3. What does Robert think explains the musty odor given off by vampires?
4. Vampires die in two ways. One way is by turning to ashes. What is the other way?
5. After the vampire bites him, what does Robert do with it?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part I, Chapter 3, what does Robert do to vent his frustration, and what is the source of his frustration?
2. 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.
3. 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?
4. When Robert recalls the past in Part I, Chapter 6, what does he remember?
5. Robert mulls over the ways vampires "die" for the final time. Describe some of the forms these deaths take and Robert's suppositions about why there are different ways of dying for vampires.
6. In Part I, Chapter 6, what has Robert done to repair his home?
7. What two important items did the vampires destroy after Robert's watch stopped, and why were they so important?
8. What has Robert done to keep the vampires out of his home?
9. Why is the discovery of the effect that sunlight has on vampires an important turning point for Robert?
10. In Part II, Chapter 8, Robert continues his investigation into vampires and things which might affect them. Describe one of the additional experiments Robert performs.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Robert's grief and horror at Kathy's death and burial leads him to take drastic action when Virginia dies. What does he do? What are the repercussions of his choice? What kind of danger is he putting himself in? Was he aware of these dangers? If so, why do you think he continued going down that path? If not, why wasn't he? Was he in denial?
Essay Topic 2
After his close call when his watch stopped, Robert tears down his mural. Why does he do this? What did the mural represent? Does he tear the mural down because he sees that it is only a representation of what he wants and will likely never have again? Do you think this event opened his eyes to that fact?
Essay Topic 3
What is the purpose served by burning the bodies of the infected? What are the advantages? What are the disadvantages? Do you think it serves its purpose well, or is it pretty much useless? Why?
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