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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 future friend of Lestat's does he meet when a committee comes to reward his bravery?

2. Where does Armand take Lestat and Gabrielle?

3. What is Armand actually trying to do?

4. Why does Gabrielle give gold to Lestat?

5. From where did Armand originate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Armand try to deceive Lestat and Gabrielle in order to keep them with him?

2. How does Lestat immediately begin adjusting to being a vampire?

3. What is Nicki's idea about the repertoire of the theater now called Theater of the Vampires?

4. Explain the significance of Lestat's finding Armand at the mortals' ball.

5. What is Lestat's argument against Armand's vampire ways?

6. How does Lestat come to know that Magnus had been looking for one like him for quite some time?

7. What are the reactions to Lestat's sudden ascent into wealth?

8. Confronting Lestat, what is Armand's main objection to Lestat?

9. How does Armand's story affect Lestat and Gabrielle differently?

10. What does Anne Rice use to let the reader know that something dire is going to happen to Lestat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on The Treasures of Marius. In your essay list the main rooms of Marius' mountainside palace and discuss the aesthetic quality of the art, music, plants, and animals. Identify the things you like best and give your reasons for those preferences.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on escapism in literature. (1) Define escapism. (2) Point out the benefits of escapism. (3) Apply your idea of escapism to THE VAMPIRE LESTAT.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on The Evolution of the Vampire from Count Dracula to Lestat. Discuss how the image of the vampire has changed from the caped monster capable of transmogrifying into a bat to the urbane fiend capable of going unnoticed among mortals. You may want to speculate on future evolution based on the Twilight series that has become so popular in the 21st century.

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