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

3. 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?"

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

5. What is the disagreement between Lestat and Akasha?
(a) Akasha wants to make all women into vampires; Lestat prefers that men only be made.
(b) Lestat wants Chinese for dinner; Akasha insists on Greek.
(c) Lestat is all for killing as many men as possible; Akasha protests that only a few should be killed.
(d) Lestat is against killing the men; Akasha insists it will eventually bring world peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Akasha's only weakness?

2. What is the reaction of Akasha and Enkil to their transformation?

3. Which god does Akasha represent to her subjects?

4. How do Akasha and Lestat get to their first destination?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Khayman is the longtime servant of the King and Queen. He also has a soft spot for the twins. To whom is he the most loyal during the early period of the vampires?

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. Was Akasha unconscious and unaware during her years of dormancy?

8. What weapon with sentimental meaning does Akasha show Lestat in his father's castle?

9. Describe Lestat's feelings as he watches Akasha's plan unfolding.

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

(see the answer keys)

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