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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. Faced with the idea that he might be hunted down and killed, how or what does Lestat feel?

2. Who summarizes the two previous books in the prologue?

3. What is Lestat's reaction when he realizes something or someone is preventing him from the attacking crowd?

4. What is the message Lestat telepathically passes to Jesse when he kisses her during the concert?

5. How does Marius communicate as he falls into a crevasse?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Lestat and what was his role in the second book of the Chronicles of the Vampire?

2. Does Pandora enjoy drinking the blood of Azim's followers?

3. What, if any, clues are there in Part 1, Chapter 1, The Legend of the Twins that links the Legend of the Twins to the world of the vampires?

4. What is Jesse's first reaction when David Talbot asked her to investigate the veracity of Interview with the Vampire?

5. Does the archeologist's daughter really understand what her father has spent his life studying?

6. Did Jesse feel more loyalty to the Great Family or to Talamasca?

7. How did Baby Jenks become a vampire?

8. Why doesn't Pandora like to fly, even though she can?

9. During the concert, Jesse throws herself against Lestat and wraps her arms around him. Why does she feel the need to touch him, and what does she learn from the experience?

10. How are Khayman and Akasha related in terms of age and power? What do these factors mean in terms of their modern-day relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several vampire characters have expressed the feeling that they lost something by becoming vampires. Several are reluctant to make other vampires, even when the individual begs. What human aspects do the vampire lose and why does it matter? Use examples from the book to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

What is Lestat's relationship with Claudia? What is the significance of the doll that he gives her each year for her birthday and how does Claudia react to the gift? Why does Jesse have such a strong reaction to the doll she finds at Lestat's house?

Essay Topic 3

When Marius learns that the dreams are the products of Mekare's thoughts and obsessions, he is stunned and considers the situation worse than he had imagined. Why? What does he surmise about Mekare's reawakening?

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