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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. Who does Samuel say he killed?

2. What does Ryan say are situated around the house?

3. Who is chosen as the new Superior General?

4. Who does Stuart use as a defense against Ash killing him?

5. Who is Stuart planning to meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mona craving while pregnant, what does she fear and what does Mary Jane say about Mona's fears?

2. Where does Ashland live, and why does he hire a young woman?

3. What does Mona find out at the doctor's office, and what does she want to ask Rowan about it?

4. What does Mona have the habit of doing, and what does she tell Rowan?

5. What does Yuri tell Michael and Rowan Samuel said and why is Ash in the country?

6. What does Ash do when he drives to Donnelaith and what does he hear?

7. What do Rowan and Michael find out about Mona's plans for her future?

8. In what kind of place does Mary Jane live?

9. What phone call does Ash get in Chapter 1, and what is the result of that phone call?

10. What does Ash ask Yuri to do and what does Ash tell Yuri he must not do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Anne Rice.

2. What in Rice's background may have helped him in writing Taltos? What may have influenced the way he depicts various characters and scenes?

3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.

Essay Topic 3

The Taltos are immortal and Ash is said to have been around since the beginning of time. Discuss the following:

1. What sort of cultural problems do you think the United States would have if it were suddenly discovered that 1% of its population possessed immortality like the Taltos?

2. Would you want to part of the 1% of the population who are immortal? Why or why not?

3. Do you think most people would use their immortality for good or evil? Explain.

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