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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 Marius become interested in the stranger in the tavern?

2. What is Nicki's condition that causes everyone to keep a close eye on him?

3. What has Lestat been doing to upset the vampires?

4. Where does Marius take Lestat?

5. What does Marius learn from drinking Akasha's blood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What nearly disastrous thing does Lestat do in New Orleans?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Vulnerability of Vampires. Discuss in your essay (1) the threat of humans who hunt down vampires, (2) the threat of other vampires, and (3) the threat of long exposure to the sun or being consumed by fire.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on Fictional Monsters. Describe in your essay (1) vampires, (2) werewolves, (3) living mummies, and (4) zombies. Explain why these characters capture the imaginations of so many people. Select the one you prefer and defend your choice.

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