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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. Why is Lestat feeling strong after being pulled from the earth?

2. Why does Marius become interested in the stranger in the tavern?

3. Why does Claudia attempt to kill Lestat?

4. Why does Lestat stay so long underground?

5. What memory does Lestat dwell on from his past?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What special privilege is given Marius as he prepares to remove the ancient vampires?

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

6. How do the riots start at Lestat's San Francisco rock concert?

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

8. Where does Marius begin the story of his life as he relates it to Lestat?

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

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

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 you think religious icons no longer deter vampires in modern vampire lore. Points should include (1) how early vampire stories were conceived during a time when the church was very strong; and (2) the way religion has changed in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on The Evolution of the Vampire from Count Dracula to Lestat. Discuss how the image of the vampire has changed from the caped monster capable of transmogrifying into a bat to the urbane fiend capable of going unnoticed among mortals. You may want to speculate on future evolution based on the Twilight series that has become so popular in the 21st century.

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