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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. How does Enkil come to rule his kingdom?
(a) Like Oedipus, he slays his father and marries his mother.
(b) His mother dies and there are no female realtives to ascend to the throne.
(c) He is chosen by lottery, as is the custom of his people.
(d) The people of the Nile Valley anoint him king while he is still a child.

2. What has Jesse seen that startles Marius?
(a) A ruby ring worn by the mother of the red-haired twins.
(b) The possibility of making a hit television series about vampires.
(c) The painting Marius made of Armand, surrounded by angels.
(d) The pinnacle of Mt. Everest where there is secret coven.

3. What is the only solution the twins can offer Akasha and Enkil to end their torment?
(a) Seek the advice of a shaman to be found in the jungles of Peru.
(b) Walk seven times around a fire, while the witches chant and spirits pray.
(c) Entice the spirit out with the sacrifice of 49 tender children.
(d) Commit suicide and deprive the evil spirit of their bodies.

4. How does the group of Greek women treat Lestat when he awakens?
(a) They treat him like trash, berating him for the death of their brothers.
(b) They treat him like a god, bathing, anointing, and dressing him.
(c) They act as though he hired them for entertainment.
(d) They treat him like a rock star, clamoring for his autograph and attention.

5. What has Lestat become, as he and Akasha leave Greece?
(a) A wealthy potentate, dressed in silks and fine leather.
(b) A man-child, powerless around women.
(c) The embodiment of evil in the eyes of mortals.
(d) The last, best hope of mankind.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Lestat and Akasha go after putting their plan into effect in Greece?

3. What does Akasha shout as her first victim burns?

4. How does Lestat feel about killing for Akasha?

5. What skill does Lestat gain when he is with Akasha?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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