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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the relationship between Gabrielle and Lestat?
(a) Mother and son.
(b) Distant cousins.
(c) Co-lyricists of Lestat's hit album.
(d) Lovers.

2. What does Pandora remember most vividly about feeding on a human's blood?
(a) The way it makes her sleepy and peaceful for at least a week afterwards.
(b) The momentary union with another soul.
(c) The pounding of a heart as she squeezes it into her mouth.
(d) The slightly spicy taste of blood.

3. How is Lestat's character described?
(a) Well-dressed and good at keeping secrets.
(b) Unlikely to draw attention to himself.
(c) Shy, but likes to sing karaoke.
(d) Thirsty for fame and adoration.

4. What is Mael's theory regarding the Queen's motives in killing most vampires but allowing some to live?
(a) He believes she spares only those loved by Lestat.
(b) He believes those spared are being saved to be sacrificed later in a beach ritual south of San Francisco.
(c) He speculates that the survivors have been immunized against fire, and the Queen is unable to kill them.
(d) He thinks she plans to restock the vampire community with those of the purest blood.

5. What happened to Jesse's parents?
(a) They abandoned her at a hospital.
(b) They were killed by vampires.
(c) They died in a car crash.
(d) They time-traveled to another universe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Akasha say to Marius just before she pushes him?

2. Who pays for the archeologist's research?

3. Why does Maharet decide, despite her earlier reluctance, to make Jesse into one of the undead?

4. When Baby Jenks reveals to her mother that she was no longer a virgin, what does her mother do?

5. What is Armand's real motivation for making Daniel a vampire?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Baby Jenks dislike her mother?

2. During the concert, Jesse throws herself against Lestat and wraps her arms around him. Why does she feel the need to touch him, and what does she learn from the experience?

3. What happens to Daniel after ten years, when Armand doesn't make him a vampire?

4. Why is Pandora so worried about Marius?

5. What has Marius done to entertain Akasha and Enkil over the centuries?

6. Does the archeologist's daughter really understand what her father has spent his life studying?

7. Is Killer a good teacher for a new vampire? Why or why not?

8. What does the first paragraph in Part 1, Chapter 3, The Goddess Pandora tell you about Pandora? Does it give you a feeling of Pandora's attitude as well as her appearance?

9. Who is Lestat and what was his role in the second book of the Chronicles of the Vampire?

10. The prologue gives Lestat the opportunity to talk about himself and therefore to establish his character. What does the reader learn about Lestat?

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