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

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

3. Which god does Akasha represent to her subjects?
(a) Mercury.
(b) Ra.
(c) Louis XIII.
(d) Osiris.

4. What has Maharet been doing during the vampire catastrophes?
(a) She has been hiding in her tomb to escape destruction.
(b) She has been consumed with protecting Jesse.
(c) She has been searching for her sister, Mekare.
(d) She has been preparing the compound for guests, knowing they would arrive soon.

5. What does Akasha want from Lestat, as she is taking him from place to place to see the poor and downtrodden?
(a) She wants him to act like a man and take care of her.
(b) She wants him to die with her in a flaming pyre.
(c) She wants him to believe in her and become like her.
(d) She wants his body, heart, and soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Akasha pass time while she sits on the golden throne?

2. What does Akasha want Lestat to do for her?

3. What does Marahet say about Akasha?

4. What secret does Khayman keep from the King and Queen after the twins return home?

5. What has Jesse seen that startles Marius?

Short Essay Questions

1. Akasha commands Lestat to kill in her name, starting with male acolytes at Azim's temple. What is his reaction to the order?

2. 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?

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. Lestat is very reluctant to cooperate with Akasha's plan and tries to talk her out of it. What is it about him that attracts her, even though she can't control him?

10. Marius suggests that Akasha postpone her plans until she can see that humans are evolving toward peace on their own. What is Akasha's response?

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