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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which part of their mother's body does Mekare and Mahareta believe is most significant?
(a) The tongue.
(b) The liver.
(c) The heart.
(d) The brain.

2. How do Mekare and Maharet rescue the king and queen?
(a) They burn incense; the smoke drives Amel out of the palace.
(b) They refuse to even try, out of vengence for their previous treatment.
(c) The twins bathe the royal couple in holy water and chant over them.
(d) They don't; it is beyond their power.

3. What is the disagreement between Lestat and Akasha?
(a) Lestat is all for killing as many men as possible; Akasha protests that only a few should be killed.
(b) Lestat wants Chinese for dinner; Akasha insists on Greek.
(c) Akasha wants to make all women into vampires; Lestat prefers that men only be made.
(d) Lestat is against killing the men; Akasha insists it will eventually bring world peace.

4. What finally breaks Khayman's spirit?
(a) A big dead fish, wrapped in newspapers.
(b) The rotting corpse of his father, dancing at the front door.
(c) A severed horse head under his sheets.
(d) A brown bag on his doorstep, filled with excrement.

5. What has Jesse seen that startles Marius?
(a) A ruby ring worn by the mother of the red-haired twins.
(b) The pinnacle of Mt. Everest where there is secret coven.
(c) The possibility of making a hit television series about vampires.
(d) The painting Marius made of Armand, surrounded by angels.

6. What is the "blood god" wearing when Akasha and Lestat arrive?
(a) A suit woven of the softest cashmere.
(b) A Juicy Couture velour sweat suit.
(c) A caftan of spun gold.
(d) A black silk turban and jeweled robes.

7. What is Lestat imbibing when he is with Akasha that gives him power and pleasure?
(a) Akasha's blood.
(b) Baby Jenks' dreams.
(c) Armand's tears.
(d) Stolen morphine.

8. What is the only solution the twins can offer Akasha and Enkil to end their torment?
(a) Walk seven times around a fire, while the witches chant and spirits pray.
(b) Commit suicide and deprive the evil spirit of their bodies.
(c) Entice the spirit out with the sacrifice of 49 tender children.
(d) Seek the advice of a shaman to be found in the jungles of Peru.

9. How can the King and Queen reduce their extreme thirst for blood?
(a) By making other vampires--to dilute the thirst among them.
(b) By sleeping in an iron casket.
(c) By spiking the blood with vodka.
(d) By eating clay found on the banks of the Nile.

10. Lestat describes being "blanketed in succulent human flesh." How does he respond?
(a) He succumbs to the pleasures of their necks.
(b) He murders them and flees the room.
(c) He takes them all to the Plaka and buys a round of drinks.
(d) He sends the women away without feeding on them.

11. What is the threat made against Akasha by one of the twins?
(a) She will strike Akasha down, even if it means rising from the dead.
(b) Akasha's heart will be set afire and eaten, creating a dessert called baked Akasha.
(c) Vast Egyptian armies will surround Akasha with fire, so she will die slowly.
(d) A man named Dracula will drive a stake through Akasha's heart, killing her.

12. Why doesn't Akasha accept Lestat's suggestion that she just dazzle men into obedience rather than kill them?
(a) She doesn't believe the men would ever obey her; they would die first.
(b) She doesn't want Lestat to think she gives any weight to his opinions.
(c) She won't be able to control women, if the men are still around.
(d) She is writing a feminist manifesto; the death of men is essential to the plot.

13. Why does Khayman want the twins to become vampires?
(a) Misery loves company.
(b) He, too, is an evil spirit and wants to debauch others.
(c) One is a lonely number, three is a party.
(d) He needs help fighting Akasha and Enkil.

14. What sort of creatures are Mekare, Maharet, and their mother?
(a) Evil spirits.
(b) Witches.
(c) Blood drinkers.
(d) Disco queens.

15. Who or what mortally wounded Akasha and Enkil when they were humans?
(a) Khayman, out of guilt for what they made him do to the twins.
(b) A falling marble pillar, rocked from its foundation in an earthquake.
(c) Noblemen, who wanted to be rid of the king and queen so they could return to their old traditions.
(d) An evil spirit, acting on behest of the red-haired twins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Akasha knows something about Lestat's nature. What is it?

2. What does Marahet say about Akasha?

3. Who controlls the spirits?

4. At the meeting of Akasha and the others, where does Lestat sit?

5. Where had Lestat been happiest?

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