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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 does Robert find himself consumed by while researching his problem in Part II, Chapter 9?

2. What does Robert hear while he is contemplating the existence of vampires in Part I, Chapter 3?

3. What time does Robert wake up in Part I, Chapter 4?

4. As the neighbor watched Robert in Part II, Chapter 9, what did he ask of Robert?

5. In Part II, Chapter 8, the vampires are stalking their prey. What is their prey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What oddity does Robert find while looking for a lathe at Sears?

2. Outline Robert's experiments on the female vampire in Part II, Chapter 7.

3. What does Robert see when he finally emerges from his wife's crypt?

4. What two important items did the vampires destroy after Robert's watch stopped, and why were they so important?

5. What does Robert do in defiance of the law after Virginia dies, and why does he do so?

6. Why is the discovery of the effect that sunlight has on vampires an important turning point for Robert?

7. In Part I, Chapter 3, to what does Robert compare the vampires?

8. In Part I, Chapter 6, what does Robert's new mural represent?

9. 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.

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the various legends associated with vampires. What practical application might these legends serve? For example, the legend about vampires sleeping all day and only coming out at night might be a crafty way parents in any era might have kept their children from staying out after dark and exposing themselves to very real dangers. You may apply your chosen legend and application to current or past times when hypothesizing its purpose.

Essay Topic 2

Robert begins to flash back to his past. What purpose does this serve to the reader? What purpose does it serve to Robert? Are they mutually exclusive? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Robert think he is immune to the disease? What does he think happened that made him immune? Describe this event in detail. Do you think Robert is right, or would you expect some other explanation?

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