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

2. What does the spirit Amel give to Akasha?
(a) A gold bracelet that belonged to her mother.
(b) A blouse woven from the fine hair of infants.
(c) A necklace she has lost as a child.
(d) A cape which would make her invisible.

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

4. What does Akasha say about her temperament?
(a) She knows she is strong, powerful and bold.
(b) She has always been a ruler and doesn't intend to give it up now.
(c) She might have a temper but, deep down, her heart is soft.
(d) She has matured and calmed down during the years of dormancy.

5. What is Marius' condition when Pandora rescues him from the ice?
(a) He is a good as new, well-groomed, and eager for battle.
(b) He is unconscious and not expected to survive.
(c) His physical injuries are healing, but he is sad and exhausted.
(d) He has many broken bones, but his spirit is exuberant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What argument is made regarding mortals in hopes of stalling Akasha's plan?

2. How do Mekare and Maharet rescue the king and queen?

3. What does Marius wish he had done when he had the chance?

4. What is Akasha's only weakness?

5. Where does Akasha take Lestat after she kidnaps him from the concert.?

Short Essay Questions

1. What, to Maharet, is more important than her life, even more important than finding her twin?

2. Akasha tells Lestat why she loves him. What does she say?

3. Enkil and Akasha are frightened and ashamed of what they have become, even though they have no name for it. What has come over them and how do they act?

4. What does Maharet say about Akasha's dream?

5. What is Marius' reaction to the gathering of vampires which he has joined?

6. Maharet has searched for her twin for 6,000 years. What clues or proof has she had over that time that Mekare is alive?

7. Why is Akasha so intent on questioning the twins and, through them, the spirits? What does she hopes to gain?

8. Does Lestat believe in Akasha's quest? Why or why not?

9. When the twins fail to restore them, the King and Queen first vow to kill them but settle for plucking out Maharet's eyes and cutting out Mekare's tongue. What happens to the eyes and the tongue, and then what happens to the twins?

10. Akasha wants 99 percent of male humans killed, reasoning that a world ruled by women will be more peaceful than the world under the rule of men. What is the irony of that plan?

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