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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 Part I, Chapter 6, what had been found in Colorado?

2. How old is Robert?

3. How is the substance created that Robert manufactures in an attempt to kill the vampires in Part II, Chapter 7?

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

5. In place of the usual garlic wreath, Robert hangs a garland of what outside of his home to see if it, too, will affect the vampires?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part II, Chapter 9, what happens after Robert buried Virginia in a shallow grave.

2. What is allyl sulphide, and how is it prepared?

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

4. In Part II, Chapter 9, Robert recalls the day of Virginia's death. Describe his reaction in the moments directly after her death.

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

6. In Part I, Chapter 3, several things drive Robert to despair. Describe one.

7. What has Robert done to keep the vampires out of his home?

8. Robert realizes that the vampires' vulnerability lies in their blood. Why does he believe this, and what does he intend to do about it?

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

10. Describe Robert Neville as he is introduced to the reader in Part I, Chapter I.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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