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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. What is the relationship between Gabrielle and Lestat?
2. What happens when Khayman tries to makes friends with a trio of other vampires?
3. What does Talamasca ask Jesse to investigate?
4. What does Akasha do when she awakens?
5. What revelation does the archeologist have on his deathbed?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Lestat and what was his role in the second book of the Chronicles of the Vampire?
2. What seems to be happening in the first cave paintings of the twins?
3. 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?
4. What is one of the primary purposes of the Prologue of The Queen of the Damned? Why is that important?
5. How does Akasha mock Marius when she awakens?
6. What is Jesse's first reaction when David Talbot asked her to investigate the veracity of Interview with the Vampire?
7. Did Jesse feel more loyalty to the Great Family or to Talamasca?
8. Why is Pandora so worried about Marius?
9. Why does Khayman hate Akasha?
10. What happens in Lestat's music video, which Marius sees in a television store window?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
The night before Lestat's concert, Armand gives in to Daniel's obsessive desire to become a vampire. Armand says he does this out of love and weakness. What benefits will Armand get out of making Daniel immortal? What are the drawbacks for Daniel, considering that he really wants to be a vampire? Did Armand make the right decision? Why or why not? Do modern Americans face similar dilemmas when balancing what they want and the consequences to getting what they want?
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