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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 causes the vampires to start dancing?

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

3. What does Armand's story make Lestat think?

4. What does Magnus show Lestat in the tower?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What prepares Lestat for becoming an actor in Paris?

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

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

8. Describe how Lestat gets into the kill.

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

10. What kind of person is the lawyer Roget to whom Lestat trusts his business?

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 romance of vampire legend. In your essay use the points of (1) fatal attraction, (2) the desire for super powers, and (3) the usually rich and opulent surroundings of vampires.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on why you think religious icons no longer deter vampires in modern vampire lore. Points should include (1) how early vampire stories were conceived during a time when the church was very strong; and (2) the way religion has changed in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on Good Use of Flashbacks in Literature. Your essay should describe the flashbacks that tell the stories of Armand, Marius, and Lestat. Discuss how Rice uses this method to explain the histories of the various characters and their contribution to the continuity of the story.

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