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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. When, according to another burnt vampire, were their kind created?
2. During their journey away from Paris, what does Gabrielle often do?
3. What does Lestat do when he returns from Paris to New Orleans?
4. As Lestat prepares to go to the New World, where is Gabrielle planning to go?
5. How does Lestat go about trying to find Marius?
Short Essay Questions
1. What nearly disastrous thing does Lestat do in New Orleans?
2. Predictably, after being warned by Marius not to return to the chapel where the Mother and Father are kept, what does Lestat do?
3. What is so frightening to Lestat about Those Who Must Be Kept?
4. How does the old vampire's prediction come true for Marius?
5. what are the two major topics of interest to Lestat as he reads mail from Paris?
6. When Lestat cannot locate Marius and Gabrielle takes off for deep Africa, how does the reader see Lestat's depression?
7. Why does Marius receive no information about the calamity that befell the old god of the Druids?
8. How does Marius at first react to the story of the creation of the vampires?
9. What admission does Marius make to Lestat?
10. Having returned in 1984, what is Lestat about to do that has other vampires up in arms?
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 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 3
Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on how Anne Rice managed to transform vampire shtick into real literature. Mention her craft at (1) telling a compelling story, (2) her familiarity with locations and ability to describe them realistically, and (3) Rice's use of language to bring her tales to life.
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