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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Khayman decide to go to the live concert in San Francisco?
2. How does Khayman know about the red-haired twins?
3. What does Maharet do when she discovers Mael "kissing" Jesse.
4. Which of these skills are typical of vampires?
5. What kind of vehicle does Baby Jenks have?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 4, The Story of Daniel, what point does the author make about how many vampires decide to take a particular action that doesn't seem to make sense?
2. The prologue gives Lestat the opportunity to talk about himself and therefore to establish his character. What does the reader learn about Lestat?
3. Are there other factors besides love in the reunion of Daniel and Armand?
4. Does Pandora enjoy drinking the blood of Azim's followers?
5. How does Khayman feel when he wakes up (besides hungry)? How does this feeling tie in with one of the themes of the book?
6. What does the first paragraph in Part 1, Chapter 3, The Goddess Pandora tell you about Pandora? Does it give you a feeling of Pandora's attitude as well as her appearance?
7. Does the archeologist's daughter really understand what her father has spent his life studying?
8. How did Baby Jenks become a vampire?
9. What is one of the primary purposes of the Prologue of The Queen of the Damned? Why is that important?
10. What does Jesse notice about Maharet and Mael that at first leads her to think of them as "different" and eventually to realize that they are vampires?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
As Maharet tells the saga of the twins to the assembled vampires, she recalls an argument between Mekare and the evil spirit Amel about the nature of flesh, spirit and soul. As a result, Amel lingers around the witches. Eventually, he does something catastrophic. Discuss the argument between Amel and Mekare. How does it explain Amel's subsequent action?
Essay Topic 2
Mahareta shows her fellow surviving vampires a family tree of the mortal descendants of her daughter Miriam. She says that protecting that family as it grew and spread gave her a reason for continuing. The other vampires are moved and acknowledge the importance of these mortals. What is it about the family that is important to the vampires? What are they willing to sacrifice in order to protect that family and other mortal families? How do the feelings expressed by the vampires fit into the themes of the book?
Essay Topic 3
From the start, various characters in The Queen of the Damned express the desire to be--or at least, to feel--human. Lestat, Armand and Pandora all have different strategies for recalling the sensations of being alive and human. What is it that the vampires miss about being human? What are the sensations they miss, how do they attempt to relive them, and are they successful in their efforts? Give examples and evidence from the text.
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