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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had Lestat been happiest?
(a) As a rock star in San Francisco.
(b) As a child, in the monastery.
(c) As a singer in Paris.
(d) As a vampire drinking his mother's blood.

2. What insight does Akasha have at the conference that both shocks and saddens her?
(a) Every single one of the survivors is doomed to die from sun-poisoning.
(b) Not a single one of the survivors, not even Lestat, agrees with her vision.
(c) The survivors lntend to withdraw her blood and bank it for future use.
(d) Lestat has been seeing Jesse all along.

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

4. What is the threat made against Akasha by one of the twins?
(a) A man named Dracula will drive a stake through Akasha's heart, killing her.
(b) She will strike Akasha down, even if it means rising from the dead.
(c) Akasha's heart will be set afire and eaten, creating a dessert called baked Akasha.
(d) Vast Egyptian armies will surround Akasha with fire, so she will die slowly.

5. 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, too, begin to die.
(d) They race from the room.

6. What does Lestat do at Akasha's command and under the influence of her blood?
(a) He slaughters dozens of men mindlessly, taking pleasure in their deathsl
(b) He dismembers the blood king and eats his heart and brain.
(c) He bars the front gates and traps the women, so they could be killed.
(d) He causes the mountain to erupt as a volcano, killing all inhabitants.

7. What is the only solution the twins can offer Akasha and Enkil to end their torment?
(a) Entice the spirit out with the sacrifice of 49 tender children.
(b) Seek the advice of a shaman to be found in the jungles of Peru.
(c) Commit suicide and deprive the evil spirit of their bodies.
(d) Walk seven times around a fire, while the witches chant and spirits pray.

8. What finally breaks Khayman's spirit?
(a) The rotting corpse of his father, dancing at the front door.
(b) A big dead fish, wrapped in newspapers.
(c) A severed horse head under his sheets.
(d) A brown bag on his doorstep, filled with excrement.

9. 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 preparing the compound for guests, knowing they would arrive soon.
(d) She has been consumed with protecting Jesse.

10. What effect does Maharet's red hair have on Marius' mood?
(a) He has the urge to wrap it around him like a cloak.
(b) It makes him think of his mother.
(c) He is disgusted and thinks she should update the style.
(d) He is entranced by it momentarily and feels joyful again.

11. What secret does Khayman keep from the King and Queen after the twins return home?
(a) That a band of spirits would help him flee Egypt.
(b) The evil spirit Amel was tormenting him, disrupting his home and stealing things.
(c) He knew the location of a tomb holding vast golden treasures.
(d) That Mahareta had born his child.

12. Gabrielle wants to destroy Akasha for taking her son, Lestat. What does she ask Maharet about that plan?
(a) "Will the rest of us lose our powers if Akasha dies?"
(b) "If I destroy this monster who's taken my son, do we all die?"
(c) "If I drive a stake through her heart, will Lestat survive?"
(d) "What is the most efficient way to waste her, if I get the chance?"

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Lestat become, as he and Akasha leave Greece?

2. What are Lestat's thoughts as he falls deeper and deeper into Akasha's spell?

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

4. Which god does Akasha represent to her subjects?

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

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