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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. Why does Lestat meet up with some of Armand's coven of vampires?

2. What is Armand actually trying to do?

3. What does Nicki do when he senses the presence of Lestat?

4. What does Lestat begin to notice as he performs on stage every night?

5. What does Nicki manage to do while Lestat is visiting Roget?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the length of time involved in the novel about Lestat.

3. What makes Lestat want to get Renaud and his troupe of actors out of Paris?

4. What is the circumstance when Lestat and Gabrielle awaken in a crypt inside a church?

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

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

7. How does Gabrielle react to becoming a vampire?

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

9. How is the bond between Lestat and Nicki eventually broken?

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

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 Myths About Vampires Challenged in The Vampire Lestat. Your essay should incorporate the points that (1) vampires can be frightened off with garlic and crosses; (2) that vampires cannot enter into holy places; and (3) that vampires cannot travel over water. Give examples from the book to prove your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages as a Critique of THE VAMPIRE LESTAT. Discuss such things as style, vocabulary, historical references, and readability as they relate to the novel. End with a recommendation for others to read the novel.

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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