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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. In what year was "I Am Legend" written?
2. What is part of Robert's daily routine in Chapter 1?
3. In Part II, Chapter 7, Robert is not satisfied that the epidemic was caused by what?
4. When the event occurs in Part II, Chapter 9, what is Robert's first reaction?
5. In Part II, Chapter 8, what does Robert do when the female vampire begins pulling up her dress?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the discovery of the effect that sunlight has on vampires an important turning point for Robert?
2. In Part I, Chapter 6, what has Robert done to repair his home?
3. 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.
4. 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?
5. In Part I, Chapter 5, what does Robert fear the vampires will do to his house?
6. In Part II, Chapter 9, what happens after Robert buried Virginia in a shallow grave.
7. Why does Robert go to Ben's house after Virginia dies, and what does he find there?
8. Robert is reading Bram Stoker's Dracula. His attention is drawn by the quote, "The strength of the vampire is that no one will believe in him." What do you think Stoker meant by this quote, and why does it seem preposterous to Robert in his present situation?
9. What is allyl sulphide, and how is it prepared?
10. Describe Robert's relationship with Ben Cortman before Ben became ill.
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Ben and Robert's relationship before Ben becomes a vampire. Describe Ben and Robert's relationship right after Ben becomes a vampire. Describe Ben and Robert's relationship later in the novel. How does the relationship change? Is there anything about it that remains the same? Compare and contrast these three stages in Ben and Robert's relationship.
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