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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. For whom does Lestat purchase gifts?

2. Why does Gabrielle encourage Lestat to make friends with Nicolas?

3. What is it that makes Lestat uneasy watching Gabrielle?

4. What is The Vampire Lestat?

5. Where do Lestat and Gabrielle go to seek refuge from the vampires?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the event that lets Nicolas know that Lestat has changed?

2. How does Gabrielle react to becoming a vampire?

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

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

5. Describe how Lestat and Nicolas become friends.

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

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

8. How does Anne rice introduce the character of Armand?

9. Why can Lestat not follow through with his plan to have Nicki take Gabrielle to Italy?

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

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 Obsession of Man with Immortality. The essay should focus on the search for the Fountain of Youth that has evolved into cosmetic surgery in the ages-old attempt to live forever. Use examples from The Vampire Lestat to show that immortality is not the happy condition humans imagine it to be.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on The Mysterious Romance of Early Egypt. Discuss how appropriate a setting Early Egypt makes for the beginnings of vampires on earth. Include (1) the ancient age of the Egyptian civilization, (2) the mystic religions of Egypt and their emphasis on life after death, and (3) the belief that Pharaohs were gods incarnate. Make sure you relate how each of these conditions make the origin of vampires believable.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on New Orleans as an Ideal Setting for vampire mythology. Points in the essay should include (1) the European flavor of the city, (2) the reputation of the city for sinfulness during Mardi Gras, and (3) the mysterious nature of the countryside.

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