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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Robert resolved to do when the vampires of the new society come for him?
(a) Fight to the death.
(b) Spray the crowd with bullets.
(c) Run away.
(d) Surrender.

2. What does Robert win in Part II, Chapter 13?
(a) The lottery.
(b) The trust of his new companion.
(c) A new car.
(d) Ben's loyalty.

3. During his recollection of the height of the plague, Robert remembers being literally dragged to a revival meeting. Who drags him?
(a) A vampire.
(b) His neighbor Ben.
(c) His wife Virginia.
(d) A wild-eyed preacher.

4. In Part III, Chapter 17, what does Ruth agree to allow Robert to do?
(a) Make love to her.
(b) Test her blood.
(c) Give her Virginia's clothes.
(d) Take her shopping.

5. In the final days of the plague, two phenomena erupted. What was one?
(a) Vigilante patrol.
(b) Lynching.
(c) Marshal law.
(d) Yellow journalism.

6. What does Ruth leave for Robert when she leaves his house?
(a) A note.
(b) A mess.
(c) Poison.
(d) A rose.

7. In Part III, Chapter 17, what does Robert tell Ruth is the only way to fight living vampires?
(a) Kill them first.
(b) Garlic.
(c) Crosses.
(d) Guns.

8. In Part III, Chapter 18, what does Robert wake up doing?
(a) Pushing Ruth off of the bed.
(b) Walking in his sleep.
(c) Shouting Virginia's name.
(d) Calling Ruth's name.

9. In Part III, Chapter 17, what does Ruth say when Robert asks if he can test her blood now?
(a) She screams at him and throws her dinner plate against the wall.
(b) She asks him to wait until the next morning because she feels ill.
(c) She agrees.
(d) She politely declines.

10. What does Robert do when he gets frustrated in Part II, Chapter 12?
(a) Takes a deep breath and refocuses his energy.
(b) Kicks the instrument to the floor.
(c) Weeps.
(d) Punches the wall.

11. In Part II, Chapter 13, what have the vampires not done that surprises Robert?
(a) Burned down his house.
(b) Broken down his door.
(c) Relocated.
(d) Taken over the town.

12. What are the headings of the lists that Robert makes in Part II, Chapter 12?
(a) Bacillus and Unknown.
(b) Known and Unknown.
(c) To Be and Not To Be.
(d) Germ and No Germ.

13. What new fear does Robert develop toward the end of Part II, Chapter 13?
(a) That Ben will come back to kill him.
(b) That his new companion has been infected.
(c) Werewolves.
(d) The dark.

14. In Part II, Chapter 12, what does Robert feel the world has fallen to?
(a) The supernatural.
(b) Complete ruin.
(c) New lows.
(d) Sin and immorality.

15. What other epidemic does Robert feel was caused by vampires?
(a) The American Indian smallpox plague.
(b) The bubonic plague.
(c) Influenza pandemic.
(d) Ebola virus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert ask of Ruth that makes her angry?

2. What is wrong with the first instrument Robert obtains in Part II, Chapter 11?

3. In Part II, Chapter 14, Robert comes up with a psychological explanation as a new perspective on the way vampires act. To what does he compare this psychological explanation?

4. How many attempts does it take Robert to learn how to use the second instrument he obtains in Part II, Chapter 11?

5. In Part II, Chapter 12, what does Robert find that gives him a glimmer of hope?

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