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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 does Lestat call the most forsaken outpost of the Savage Garden?

2. What is the message Marius gets about the Mother and Father?

3. What is the name of the stranger from the tavern?

4. What surprise package awaits Lestat in Cairo?

5. At Marius' house, how are the two vampires dressed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Gabrielle's idea of freedom much different from Lestat's?

4. what are the two major topics of interest to Lestat as he reads mail from Paris?

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

6. How does Marius at first react to the story of the creation of the vampires?

7. When Lestat cannot locate Marius and Gabrielle takes off for deep Africa, how does the reader see Lestat's depression?

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

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

10. Why does Gabrielle stick around after Lestat receives the Stradivarius in Cairo?

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 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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on Myths About Vampires Challenged in The Vampire Lestat. Your essay should incorporate the points that (1) vampires can be frightened off with garlic and crosses; (2) that vampires cannot enter into holy places; and (3) that vampires cannot travel over water. Give examples from the book to prove your arguments.

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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