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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 does Lestat stay so long underground?

2. As Lestat prepares to go to the New World, where is Gabrielle planning to go?

3. Who does Marius encounter when he is forty years old?

4. Why does Claudia attempt to kill Lestat?

5. What does Gabrielle not understand about Lestat?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What help does Marius receive in becoming the guardian of Those Who Must Be Kept?

5. How does Marius let Lestat know that he has nothing to fear while he is a guest in his house?

6. Predictably, after being warned by Marius not to return to the chapel where the Mother and Father are kept, what does Lestat do?

7. In what way is Marius different from Armand as Lestat raises his questions?

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

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

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

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 Obsession of Man with Immortality. The essay should focus on the search for the Fountain of Youth that has evolved into cosmetic surgery in the ages-old attempt to live forever. Use examples from The Vampire Lestat to show that immortality is not the happy condition humans imagine it to be.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on New Orleans as an Ideal Setting for vampire mythology. Points in the essay should include (1) the European flavor of the city, (2) the reputation of the city for sinfulness during Mardi Gras, and (3) the mysterious nature of the countryside.

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