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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Enkil come to rule his kingdom?
(a) His mother dies and there are no female realtives to ascend to the throne.
(b) The people of the Nile Valley anoint him king while he is still a child.
(c) He is chosen by lottery, as is the custom of his people.
(d) Like Oedipus, he slays his father and marries his mother.

3. What sort of creatures are Mekare, Maharet, and their mother?
(a) Witches.
(b) Blood drinkers.
(c) Evil spirits.
(d) Disco queens.

4. What are Lestat's thoughts as he falls deeper and deeper into Akasha's spell?
(a) He believes he can control Akasha with a little of his old charm.
(b) He knows Marius will persuade Akasha to share power with the others.
(c) He is growing more excited about the plan and the prospect of being Akasha's consort.
(d) He wishes she would drop the plan and let him take her to Paris.

5. What does Marius wish he had done when he had the chance?
(a) Destroyed the Queen and King and,with them, all vampires.
(b) Written down his experiences and made them into a blockbuster movie.
(c) Danced and made merry, without the worry of keeping the Queen and King.
(d) Disappeared into the centuries to lead a life of debauchery.

6. Where does Akasha take Lestat after she kidnaps him from the concert.?
(a) His father's ruined castle.
(b) The pyramids in Egypt.
(c) The old theater district in Paris.
(d) The Sonoma compound.

7. How do Mekare and Maharet rescue the king and queen?
(a) They refuse to even try, out of vengence for their previous treatment.
(b) They don't; it is beyond their power.
(c) The twins bathe the royal couple in holy water and chant over them.
(d) They burn incense; the smoke drives Amel out of the palace.

8. At the meeting of Akasha and the others, where does Lestat sit?
(a) To the left of Maharat.
(b) In Armand's lap.
(c) At Akasha's feet.
(d) At Akasha's right hand.

9. What was Lestat's childhood ambition?
(a) To become a priest and do good.
(b) To rule the countryside from his father's castle.
(c) To become a vampire.
(d) To become the most famous wolf-slayer in France.

10. What does Marius suggest the vampires do when they learn of the massacres committed by Akasha and Lestat?
(a) Call 911.
(b) Join in Akasha's plan.
(c) Kill Akasha.
(d) Hide from Akasha.

11. Who or what mortally wounded Akasha and Enkil when they were humans?
(a) A falling marble pillar, rocked from its foundation in an earthquake.
(b) Noblemen, who wanted to be rid of the king and queen so they could return to their old traditions.
(c) Khayman, out of guilt for what they made him do to the twins.
(d) An evil spirit, acting on behest of the red-haired twins.

12. Why does Khayman want the twins to become vampires?
(a) One is a lonely number, three is a party.
(b) He needs help fighting Akasha and Enkil.
(c) Misery loves company.
(d) He, too, is an evil spirit and wants to debauch others.

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

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

15. What is Armand dreaming when Akasha lets Lestat see him?
(a) A falcon hunting on the plains.
(b) A red-haired woman walking in the jungle.
(c) A polar bear tracking salmon.
(d) A lioness stalking wild deer along the Amazon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Akasha want Lestat to do for her?

2. Which part of their mother's body does Mekare and Mahareta believe is most significant?

3. What has Jesse seen that startles Marius?

4. Lestat describes being "blanketed in succulent human flesh." How does he respond?

5. Which of the twins usually did the talking in the early days?

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