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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 is wrong with Robert when he wakes up in Part I, Chapter 4?
2. What does Robert do when he sees Ben jump over the object in Part II, Chapter 8?
3. In Part II, Chapter 8, what does Robert do when the female vampire begins pulling up her dress?
4. According to Part I, Chapter 3, vampires were once ___________ but now are _____________.
5. Who is the author of the book that Robert is reading in Part I, Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. Robert realizes that the vampires' vulnerability lies in their blood. Why does he believe this, and what does he intend to do about it?
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. 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.
4. In Part I, Chapter 6, what has Robert done to repair his home?
5. What is Robert Neville's mission in life as described in Part I, Chapter 1?
6. In Part II, Chapter 9, Robert recalls the day of Virginia's death. Describe his reaction in the moments directly after her death.
7. Describe Robert's relationship with Ben Cortman before Ben became ill.
8. In Part II, Chapter 9, what happens after Robert buried Virginia in a shallow grave.
9. What has Robert done to keep the vampires out of his home?
10. In Part I, Chapter 6, what does Robert's new mural represent?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Several times in the novel, Robert questions why he bothers to go on living. Why do you think he does? Do you think he is afraid of death? Do you think his religious convictions keep him from committing suicide, even after all he's seen?
Essay Topic 3
Robert visits his wife's crypt feeling about as low as he possibly can. He throws a sleeping vampire out of the crypt and onto the grass. When he emerges from the crypt, he finds the vampire dead. Astonished, he realizes that sunlight kills vampires. This raises his spirits, and he is excited to test his new weapon. What is the significance of sunlight and its ability to destroy vampires? Why does Robert get so excited? Why is this discovery so important to him?
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