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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first vampire at the meeting to raise objections to Akasha's plan?
(a) Pandora.
(b) Santino.
(c) Marius.
(d) Gabrielle.

2. What does the spirit Amel give to Akasha?
(a) A cape which would make her invisible.
(b) A necklace she has lost as a child.
(c) A blouse woven from the fine hair of infants.
(d) A gold bracelet that belonged to her mother.

3. What does Maharet reveal to the gathering?
(a) She says she has found the body of her sister in the jungle.
(b) That Akasha is, in fact, her twin.
(c) That she, Maharet, has been sending the dreams.
(d) She tells them her twin is alive, though her whereabouts are unknown.

4. What is Lestat imbibing when he is with Akasha that gives him power and pleasure?
(a) Baby Jenks' dreams.
(b) Armand's tears.
(c) Akasha's blood.
(d) Stolen morphine.

5. What image blinks through Lestat's mind when he looks at Jesse?
(a) A witch melting, melting...into a puddle of water.
(b) Two red-haired women with the body of their mother.
(c) Black crows plucking out the eyes of a witch.
(d) A mud-covered woman striding through the forest.

6. What is Akasha's response when Lestat demands they go to his friends?
(a) She laughs hysterically.
(b) She calls for the bellman.
(c) She slaps him.
(d) She kisses him passionately.

7. What has Maharet been doing during the vampire catastrophes?
(a) She has been hiding in her tomb to escape destruction.
(b) She has been searching for her sister, Mekare.
(c) She has been consumed with protecting Jesse.
(d) She has been preparing the compound for guests, knowing they would arrive soon.

8. Where do Akasha and Lestat go first so she could begin her killing spree?
(a) A temple in the Himalayas.
(b) Mao's home, overlooking the Great Wall in China.
(c) The castle of Zeus near Athens.
(d) A World Cup soccer match in London.

9. What has Lestat become, as he and Akasha leave Greece?
(a) A man-child, powerless around women.
(b) The embodiment of evil in the eyes of mortals.
(c) A wealthy potentate, dressed in silks and fine leather.
(d) The last, best hope of mankind.

10. Why do the people of Mount Carmel eat their dead?
(a) So the flesh of the dead would not rot and their souls could flourish.
(b) They have a taste for the tender flesh of relatives.
(c) There is a famine in the countryside and people are starving.
(d) A neighboring tribe forces them to become cannibals.

11. Lestat describes being "blanketed in succulent human flesh." How does he respond?
(a) He murders them and flees the room.
(b) He succumbs to the pleasures of their necks.
(c) He sends the women away without feeding on them.
(d) He takes them all to the Plaka and buys a round of drinks.

12. Akasha knows something about Lestat's nature. What is it?
(a) He is a compulsive overeater.
(b) He has attention deficit disorder.
(c) He cannot obey anyone for very long.
(d) He is argumentative.

13. What is the disagreement between Lestat and Akasha?
(a) Akasha wants to make all women into vampires; Lestat prefers that men only be made.
(b) Lestat is against killing the men; Akasha insists it will eventually bring world peace.
(c) Lestat wants Chinese for dinner; Akasha insists on Greek.
(d) Lestat is all for killing as many men as possible; Akasha protests that only a few should be killed.

14. How does Akasha pass time while she sits on the golden throne?
(a) She practices speaking foreign languages.
(b) She creates complicated crossword puzzles in her mind.
(c) She would inhabit the body of someone who walked the earth.
(d) She imagines a world without vampires.

15. Which god does Akasha represent to her subjects?
(a) Ra.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Osiris.
(d) Louis XIII.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marius suggest the vampires do when they learn of the massacres committed by Akasha and Lestat?

2. What does Akasha shout as her first victim burns?

3. What secret does Khayman keep from the King and Queen after the twins return home?

4. What does Akasha believe will be the result of her reign?

5. How do Akasha and Lestat get to their first destination?

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