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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 Gabrielle hear as she and Lestat move through the night?

2. What does Armand agree not to do?

3. What is Gabrielle's first night as a vampire like?

4. What does Lestat go to find to try and help calm Nicki down?

5. Who does Lestat look up to help him with his finances?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Lestat and Nicolas become friends.

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

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

4. In what way is Nicolas more philosophically deep than Lestat?

5. Where do Gabrielle and Lestat go in Paris to escape the vampires who continue to chase them?

6. Why is it necessary for Lestat to make a quick getaway from his family home?

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

8. Describe the ability Armand has to absorb a great deal of information quickly.

9. How does Gabrielle react to becoming a vampire?

10. Explain the length of time involved in the novel about 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 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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on Good Versus Evil in The Vampire Lestat. Include in your essay how the lines blur somewhat with

Lestat's concern for mortals. Discuss the different ways becoming a vampire affects different people: (1) Gabrielle embraces her new existence; (2) Nicki goes completely insane; (3) Claudia becomes murderous.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on Theater as an Important Social Medium. Discuss how theater plays an important role in the novel from Renaud's House of Thesbians to the Theater of the Vampires to Lestat's dramatic rock concert. Discuss how theater influences audiences and helps shape public tastes and interests.

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