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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 Akasha want Lestat to do for her?
2. What is Akasha's response when Lestat demands they go to his friends?
3. Where had Lestat been happiest?
4. What is Akasha's only weakness?
5. Which of the twins usually did the talking in the early days?
Short Essay Questions
1. Akasha wants 99 percent of male humans killed, reasoning that a world ruled by women will be more peaceful than the world under the rule of men. What is the irony of that plan?
2. Why does Marius feel so strongly about seeing Armand--whom he calls Amadeo--again?
3. What has Jesse seen that adds to the vampires' belief Mekare is sending the dreams?
4. Who was keeping Akasha still on the throne and what does she do to that person?
5. What is Marius' reaction to the gathering of vampires which he has joined?
6. When the twins fail to restore them, the King and Queen first vow to kill them but settle for plucking out Maharet's eyes and cutting out Mekare's tongue. What happens to the eyes and the tongue, and then what happens to the twins?
7. Akasha commands Lestat to kill in her name, starting with male acolytes at Azim's temple. What is his reaction to the order?
8. Once the twins are back in their cell, what does Amel tell them about himself?
9. What, to Maharet, is more important than her life, even more important than finding her twin?
10. Lestat is very reluctant to cooperate with Akasha's plan and tries to talk her out of it. What is it about him that attracts her, even though she can't control him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
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.
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