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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. How does Magnus depart?

2. What is Gabrielle's condition at the beginning of the story?

3. Which vampire has published a tell all book about vampires?

4. Where is Lestat when he wakes up?

5. Where does Lestat run into Armand again?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anne Rice use to let the reader know that something dire is going to happen to Lestat?

2. How does Lestat immediately begin adjusting to being a vampire?

3. Describe the rapture of Lestat as he becomes a vampire.

4. Explain the significance of Lestat's finding Armand at the mortals' ball.

5. Confronting Lestat, what is Armand's main objection to Lestat?

6. What makes Lestat want to get Renaud and his troupe of actors out of Paris?

7. What is Lestat's argument against Armand's vampire ways?

8. What is the circumstance when Lestat and Gabrielle awaken in a crypt inside a church?

9. What is the circumstance that changes Armand into a vampire?

10. What are the reactions to Lestat's sudden ascent into wealth?

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 The Madness of Nicolas. In your essay, define (1) how Nicki's early philosophy conflict with the nature of vampires, (2) how resentment and anger shaped Nicki's attitudes before he became a vampire, (3) how the effects of his kidnapping trauma deepened his psychosis, and (4) how possessing the power of a vampire put him completely over the edge.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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