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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 are Lestat's thoughts as he falls deeper and deeper into Akasha's spell?
(a) He wishes she would drop the plan and let him take her to Paris.
(b) He is growing more excited about the plan and the prospect of being Akasha's consort.
(c) He believes he can control Akasha with a little of his old charm.
(d) He knows Marius will persuade Akasha to share power with the others.

2. 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 a band of spirits would help him flee Egypt.
(c) The evil spirit Amel was tormenting him, disrupting his home and stealing things.
(d) That Mahareta had born his child.

3. Where do Lestat and Akasha go after putting their plan into effect in Greece?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) San Francisco
(d) Paris.

4. Why does Khayman want the twins to become vampires?
(a) Misery loves company.
(b) One is a lonely number, three is a party.
(c) He needs help fighting Akasha and Enkil.
(d) He, too, is an evil spirit and wants to debauch others.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What finally breaks Khayman's spirit?

3. What was Lestat's childhood ambition?

4. What is the "blood god" wearing when Akasha and Lestat arrive?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was keeping Akasha still on the throne and what does she do to that person?

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

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

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

6. How does Lestat feel about the events that led to him becoming a vampire?

7. Once the twins are back in their cell, what does Amel tell them about himself?

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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