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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 Ruth leave for Robert when she leaves his house?

2. What does Ruth do to Robert at the end of Part III, Chapter 18?

3. What do Robert and Ruth discuss over supper?

4. What is wrong with the first instrument Robert obtains in Part II, Chapter 11?

5. What happens that makes Robert believe that Ruth might be infected?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part III, Chapter 19, what does the letter that Ruth wrote to Robert say?

2. Why does Robert acquire a microscope, and what does he see once he gets it to work?

3. Why does Robert think he is immune to the vampire plague?

4. What does Robert find on the third day of his drinking binge in Part II, Chapter 12? What is his reaction to this find?

5. 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.

6. How has Robert's relationship with Ben Cortman changed from the days before the plague to their current relationship in Part III, Chapter 15?

7. What happens when Ruth finally lets Robert draw blood from her to test?

8. How does Ruth react to Robert accusing her of being a vampire?

9. Robert has decided to surrender to the new breed of vampires. What happens when he tries to do so?

10. Explain what happens between Robert and the dog in Part II, Chapter 13.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

All fiction is based on conflict and this conflict is presented in a structured format called the plot. Identify the plot of "I Am Legend." How do the events taking place in the novel revolve around this plot? Is it possible to have more than one plot? Does"I Am Legend have more than one plot? If so, what is the other plot(s)? Pick two characters other than Robert and explain their importance to the plot.

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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