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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. How does Azim feel about Marius?
2. What causes Akasha to wake up?
3. What is the clue that the archeologist scrawls on a piece of paper as he dies?
4. Which of Lestat's songs does Baby Jenks like best?
5. What happens to vampires as they age?
Short Essay Questions
1. What has Marius done to entertain Akasha and Enkil over the centuries?
2. What was one of the most fascinating aspects of Maharet's house for Jesse?
3. What additional information is added by the discovery of the second set of cave paintings?
4. Mael is at Lestat's concert. What is he doing there and who sent him? Who volunteers to be his ally?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. Did Jesse feel more loyalty to the Great Family or to Talamasca?
8. Why is Pandora so worried about Marius?
9. How does Marius feel about Akasha and Enkil?
10. What is Jesse's first reaction when David Talbot asked her to investigate the veracity of Interview with the Vampire?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author uses Baby Jenks as a contradictory character, one who experiences death--both her own and that of others--several times in this short chapter. What are her experiences of death and how are they relevant to the on-going story of the vampires?
Essay Topic 2
At the conference between Akasha and the other vampires, she argues first with Marius and then with Mahareta. What is the thrust of Marius' argument and how does Akasha refute what he says? How does Mahareta frame her opposition to Akasha's plan? What are the most persuasive points that Marius and Mahareta make?
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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