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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. On what street is the interview conducted?

2. What does Lestat call the little girl?

3. Who does Louis kill just before burning Pointe du Lac?

4. What does Lestat do to the little girl after Louis almost kills her by drinking her blood?

5. In what city is the interview conducted?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is it that Louis feeds on during that night they are scheduled to leave for Europe? What conversation passes between Louis and his victim?

2. What is it that Louis comes to understand about Lestat's failure as a teacher?

3. What is Louis's reaction when he and Lestat dispose of the overseer's body.

4. Compare Claudia's attitude toward killing and drinking with that of Louis and Lestat.

5. What is the brief debate between Claudia and Louis regarding the power of fire?

6. What does Claudia say about Lestat's chances of surviving the fire at their New Orleans town house?

7. After they leave Lestat's body for dead, Claudia frantically goes through his things. What does she say she's looking for?

8. The girl killed on stage by the vampires is offered a way to save her life. What is her option and what does Louis know would happen if she chose that option?

9. How does Claudia go about choosing a coffin of her own? What becomes of it?

10. What does the interviewer do as soon as he wakes from the encounter with Louis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Louis and Claudia travel. What specific problems would they encounter aboard a ship that they would not have encountered in a large city? What kinds of places serve as the best "hunting grounds?"

Essay Topic 2

Compare the relationship of Louis and Lestat to that of Louis and Armand.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of the interviewer in this story. Could the story have been effectively related by some other means? Support your answer.

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