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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 has Lestat been doing to upset the vampires?
2. What does Mael say will happen to Marius?
3. What does Gabrielle not understand about Lestat?
4. What does Lestat think of while buried in the earth?
5. What is the turnout for Lestat's concert?
Short Essay Questions
1. What occurs in Lestat as his body becomes emaciated from lack of drinking blood?
2. What nearly disastrous thing does Lestat do in New Orleans?
3. What admission does Marius make to Lestat?
4. When Lestat cannot locate Marius and Gabrielle takes off for deep Africa, how does the reader see Lestat's depression?
5. Where does Marius begin the story of his life as he relates it to Lestat?
6. Having returned in 1984, what is Lestat about to do that has other vampires up in arms?
7. How is it clear that Marius went looking for Lestat on purpose?
8. What happens to Lestat after Marius saves him from being destroyed by Enkil?
9. Where does Lestat go after leaving Marius and how does he like his new surroundings?
10. Why does Marius receive no information about the calamity that befell the old god of the Druids?
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 Why I Would (or Would Not) Like to be a Vampire. Be specific in your answers, giving at least three main points supporting what you would or would not like about being an immortal creature of the night.
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 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 Discuss such things as style, vocabulary, historical references, and readability as they relate to the novel.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.
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