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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 is Marius led when he arrives in Alexandria?

2. What property does Lestat own in New Orleans?

3. How did the evil spirit get into the bodies of the King and Queen?

4. Why does Lestat stay so long underground?

5. Reunited, what do Gabrielle, Louis, and Lestat try to figure out?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is it clear that Marius went looking for Lestat on purpose?

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. After Armand pays Lestat a visit, what does Lestat decide to do in 1929?

5. Having returned in 1984, what is Lestat about to do that has other vampires up in arms?

6. How is Marius aided in the process of taking Those Who Must Be Kept out of Egypt?

7. Why does Marius receive no information about the calamity that befell the old god of the Druids?

8. How does Gabrielle behave from the very beginning of the journey she goes on with Lestat?

9. What admission does Marius make to Lestat?

10. How does the old vampire's prediction come true for Marius?

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 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 2

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 3

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.

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