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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which part of their mother's body does Mekare and Mahareta believe is most significant?
(a) The tongue.
(b) The brain.
(c) The liver.
(d) The heart.

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

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

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

6. How do Akasha and Lestat get to their first destination?
(a) They project themselves there, using telepathy.
(b) They fly; Akasha has Lestat carry her.
(c) Being exercise enthusiasts, they hike and bike as much as possible.
(d) They charter a Lear jet; Akasha has her pilot's license.

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

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

9. Who controlls the spirits?
(a) The royal couple controlls them.
(b) Only the poorest of the poor could command them.
(c) No one, they are independent.
(d) The red-haired twins.

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

11. What does Lestat do inadvertently to his watch and purposefully to a mirror?
(a) Breaks them with the power of his mind.
(b) Gives them to a beggar below the balcony of his room.
(c) Smashes them with his boot.
(d) Makes them burst into flames with the power of his mind.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The idea that Mekare is alive and sending the dreams causes what emotions among the older vampires?

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

5. What is the only solution the twins can offer Akasha and Enkil to end their torment?

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