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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 emotion does Robert feel for the vampires who don't belong to the new society?
2. In Part III, Chapter 15, what has Robert gained?
3. What does Ruth tell Robert as he embraces her?
4. In Part III, Chapter 16, Robert brings Ruth back to his house. What does he wonder about her?
5. In Part II, Chapter 13, what have the vampires not done that surprises Robert?
Short Essay Questions
1. Robert's relationship with Ruth begins with a note of distrust. Explain some of the methods Robert uses to try to detect whether Ruth is a vampire or not.
2. What is Robert's reaction to Ben's death at the hands of the men in dark suits?
3. Why does Robert acquire a microscope, and what does he see once he gets it to work?
4. In Part III, Chapter 19, how does Robert react to Ruth's note?
5. How does Robert meet Ruth in Part III, Chapter 15?
6. In Part III, Chapter 19, what does the letter that Ruth wrote to Robert say?
7. In Part II, Chapter 11, how many types of vampires does Robert think there are? Describe the hypothesis Robert forms about these different types..
8. In Part II, Chapter 14, what event does Robert recall during the final days of the plague? How does feel about the people involved in this event?
9. What does Robert do in Part III, Chapter 17, to show Ruth that he does trust her?
10. What does Robert find on the third day of his drinking binge in Part II, Chapter 12? What is his reaction to this find?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
I Am Legend is rife with symbolism. Recall.the chapters and choose two symbols to write about. What does that object symbolize? Why do you think it is used in that manner? How many times in the book is the symbol mentioned? Is it possible that the symbol represents more than one thing? If so, what? If not, why not? Answer the questions for each symbol.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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