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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. Where does Marius take Lestat?

2. What does Gabrielle not understand about Lestat?

3. Finally believing the story of the Mother and Father to be true, what does Marius do?

4. Why does Marius want to get Those Who Must Be Kept away from the Elder who has watched them for centuries?

5. Why does Lestat stay under the earth after hearing the beating sound?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Marius receive the most information about what happened to the old vampire in the tree?

2. What happens to Lestat after Marius saves him from being destroyed by Enkil?

3. In Alexandria, what does Marius learn about the beginnings of vampires and what happened to turn them all black and charred?

4. As the vampires threatening Lestat begin to burst into flames, how is the question of what caused that resolved?

5. What is so frightening to Lestat about Those Who Must Be Kept?

6. What help does Marius receive in becoming the guardian of Those Who Must Be Kept?

7. What is the symbolic meaning of the loud booming sound of the heart of Marius?

8. Predictably, after being warned by Marius not to return to the chapel where the Mother and Father are kept, what does Lestat do?

9. Where does Lestat go after leaving Marius and how does he like his new surroundings?

10. What admission does Marius make 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 Madness of Nicolas. In your essay, define (1) how Nicki's early philosophy conflict with the nature of vampires, (2) how resentment and anger shaped Nicki's attitudes before he became a vampire, (3) how the effects of his kidnapping trauma deepened his psychosis, and (4) how possessing the power of a vampire put him completely over the edge.

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