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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 does Akasha do when she awakens?
(a) Stretches, to get the kinks out after 6,000 years of not moving a muscle.
(b) Vows to establish unity between Lestat and his critics.
(c) Hacks into the city's computer system as a demonstration of power.
(d) Kills her husband, by turning him to glass.

2. What is Jesse's odd trait while growing up?
(a) She is afraid of electronic devices, so shuns computers, cellphones, etc.
(b) She speaks in tongues.
(c) She is very nearsighted and lives with the belief the world is fog-shrouded.
(d) She sees ghosts, including her dead mother.

3. What happens when Akasha and Khayman see one another?
(a) They decide to travel together by train to San Francisco.
(b) They realize they are attracted to one another, and join forces.
(c) They attempt to kill one another telepathically, but cannot.
(d) They ignore one another, each hoping the other will disappear.

4. What effect does drinking the blood of Marius have on Pandora?
(a) It gives her a momentary surge of power.
(b) It puts a glow in her cheeks.
(c) It makes her able to hear Marius' warning directly.
(d) It makes her sick to her stomach.

5. What kind of publication or broadcast is used to summarize information from the first two books for the reader?
(a) An article in the weekly magazine that only vampires can receive.
(b) A guest appearance on Letterman.
(c) A posting on Pandora's Facebook Wall.
(d) A declaration against Lestat and his allies, posted at vampire gathering spots.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the archeologist's discovery of the caves and the Legend of the Twins received in the academic world.

2. What kind of vehicle does Baby Jenks have?

3. How do Khayman, Akasha, Mael, and Armand track one another?

4. How do Armand and Daniel meet?

5. What does Maharet do when she discovers Mael "kissing" Jesse.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Khayman hate Akasha?

3. Why is Pandora so worried about Marius?

4. What happens in Lestat's music video, which Marius sees in a television store window?

5. What was one of the most fascinating aspects of Maharet's house for Jesse?

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

7. Why do some of the vampires view their telepathic gift--the ability to read the minds of mortals and other vampires--as something of a curse?

8. Mael is at Lestat's concert. What is he doing there and who sent him? Who volunteers to be his ally?

9. 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?

10. Does Pandora enjoy drinking the blood of Azim's followers?

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