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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 happens to Robert as he watches Ben's execution?

2. What does Robert watch through the peephole in Part IV, Chapter 20?

3. In the beginning of Part II, Chapter 14, what does Robert realize has never been the answer?

4. What does Ruth tell Robert as he embraces her?

5. How does Robert look in Part III, Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part II, Chapter 13, what does Robert see that fills him with joy?

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

3. In Part III, Chapter 18, what does Robert see and hear when he wakes up in the middle of the night?

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. What does Robert do in Part III, Chapter 17, to show Ruth that he does trust her?

6. What is Robert's reaction to Ben's death at the hands of the men in dark suits?

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

8. In Part II, Chapter 11, how many types of vampires does Robert think there are? Describe the hypothesis Robert forms about these different types..

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

10. In Part III, Chapter 19, how does Robert react to Ruth's note?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Robert begins to flash back to his past. What purpose does this serve to the reader? What purpose does it serve to Robert? Are they mutually exclusive? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think the author chooses vampires as the villains of the novel? What do vampires represent in the story?

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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