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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 was the melody played by Ben's door chimes?
2. As Part I, Chapter 6 opens, what year is it?
3. What is on Robert's living room wall?
4. Where does Robert go to study the problem presented in Part II, Chapter 9?
5. In Part II, Chapter 7, Robert is not satisfied that the epidemic was caused by what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Robert Neville's mission in life as described in Part I, Chapter 1?
2. Describe Robert's efforts to get in his house after his watch stops in Part I, Chapter 5.
3. Describe Robert's relationship with Ben Cortman before Ben became ill.
4. When Robert recalls the past in Part I, Chapter 6, what does he remember?
5. What oddity does Robert find while looking for a lathe at Sears?
6. Robert is reading Bram Stoker's Dracula. His attention is drawn by the quote, "The strength of the vampire is that no one will believe in him." What do you think Stoker meant by this quote, and why does it seem preposterous to Robert in his present situation?
7. Explain a typical day in Robert's life as outlined in Part I, Chapter 2.
8. In Part II, Chapter 10, when Robert realizes that his isolated experiments are useless and he needs to study the problem scientifically, where does he go, and what does he do there?
9. In Part I, Chapter 6, what has Robert done to repair his home?
10. In Part I, Chapter 2, Robert makes a kind of "schedule" for his day. Why is this an important step for Robert?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Taking into consideration Robert's lack of companionship, why is it important for him to keep a schedule? What might happen if he just drifts through his day? What does a schedule do to keep Robert going? Why would he even bother with no one to work for or live for? Does he have any purpose in life now that his loved ones are gone? If so, what is it? If not, what might serve that purpose?
Essay Topic 2
Several times in the novel, Robert questions why he bothers to go on living. Why do you think he does? Do you think he is afraid of death? Do you think his religious convictions keep him from committing suicide, even after all he's seen?
Essay Topic 3
In the early chapters, alcohol serves several purposes for Robert. Most often, it is a way of escape. What do you think Robert is trying to escape other than the vampires? Does the alcohol do what Robert wants it to do, or does it just cause more problems? Why?
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