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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Akasha accept Lestat's suggestion that she just dazzle men into obedience rather than kill them?
(a) She won't be able to control women, if the men are still around.
(b) She doesn't want Lestat to think she gives any weight to his opinions.
(c) She is writing a feminist manifesto; the death of men is essential to the plot.
(d) She doesn't believe the men would ever obey her; they would die first.

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

3. What argument is made regarding mortals in hopes of stalling Akasha's plan?
(a) The human soul and race are evolving on their own toward a peaceful world.
(b) She's been asleep so long, she's lost touch with reality.
(c) Given enough time, human males will eradicate themselves through violence.
(d) The vampires should take time and develop less violent means of killing the men.

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

5. What does Akasha shout as her first victim burns?
(a) "I warned you I would return with a vengence!"
(b) "You fool! I was born before you and I'll live long after you've perished."
(c) "Die, damnable one! Go into the pit of perdition!"
(d) "You'll never savor the warm taste of blood again, you monster!"

6. What does Akasha say about her temperament?
(a) She knows she is strong, powerful and bold.
(b) She might have a temper but, deep down, her heart is soft.
(c) She has matured and calmed down during the years of dormancy.
(d) She has always been a ruler and doesn't intend to give it up now.

7. What is the reaction of the other vampires as Akasha is destroyed?
(a) They ask for a bite of her brain and her heart.
(b) They realize they will miss her, and begin to weep.
(c) They race from the room.
(d) They, too, begin to die.

8. 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 all for killing as many men as possible; Akasha protests that only a few should be killed.
(c) Lestat wants Chinese for dinner; Akasha insists on Greek.
(d) Lestat is against killing the men; Akasha insists it will eventually bring world peace.

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

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

11. How does Lestat feel about killing for Akasha?
(a) Hesitant, but willing.
(b) Nervous and excited.
(c) Uneasy and reluctant.
(d) Ready, willing, and able.

12. Why is Marius so anxious to see Armando?
(a) Marius believes Armando has the power to bring back Marius' youth.
(b) Marius loves him and makes Armando a vampire to preserve him forever.
(c) Armando borrowed a fortune from Marius in another century, and never repaid it.
(d) Armando has taken another lover and Marius wants to berate him.

13. Which of the twins usually did the talking in the early days?
(a) Mekare.
(b) Both are mute.
(c) Maharet.
(d) Both; they say everything in unison.

14. Where do Lestat and Akasha go after putting their plan into effect in Greece?
(a) San Francisco
(b) Haiti.
(c) Paris.
(d) Buenos Aires.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Akasha and Lestat go first so she could begin her killing spree?

2. What does Akasha want from Lestat, as she is taking him from place to place to see the poor and downtrodden?

3. What does Marius notices that every surviving vampire has in common?

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

5. How does Enkil come to rule his kingdom?

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