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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 does Lestat look like?

2. What is the relationship between Gabrielle and Lestat?

3. Which of Lestat's songs does Baby Jenks like best?

4. How do Armand and Daniel meet?

5. How old is Jesse when she visits Maharet?

Short Essay Questions

1. The prologue gives Lestat the opportunity to talk about himself and therefore to establish his character. What does the reader learn about Lestat?

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

3. Why does Khayman hate Akasha?

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

5. What is Armand's dilemma in deciding whether to make Daniel a vampire?

6. What has Marius done to entertain Akasha and Enkil over the centuries?

7. How does Akasha mock Marius when she awakens?

8. Mael is at Lestat's concert. What is he doing there and who sent him? Who volunteers to be his ally?

9. Why is Baby Jenks feeling disturbed?

10. How did Baby Jenks become a vampire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Several female characters have been described. Pandora is aloof and longs to be human. Akasha is a vampire with a religious fervor to save the world. Maharet seems to have some wisdom that has kept her awake for centuries. What sense does a reader get about the female vampire's place in their world? Is it positive or negative? Support your argument with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Would you, if given the choice, choose immortality over being human? If so, why? If not, why not?

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