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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 does Lestat want to do when he sees his dying mother?

2. What does Lestat want to do as a vampire?

3. What lie does Armand tell the remaining members of his former coven?

4. What business does Lestat purchase?

5. What is Armand actually trying to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Lestat gets into the kill.

2. In what way is Nicolas more philosophically deep than Lestat?

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

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

5. Describe how Lestat and Nicolas become friends.

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

7. What kind of person is the lawyer Roget to whom Lestat trusts his business?

8. What is the event that lets Nicolas know that Lestat has changed?

9. Where do Gabrielle and Lestat go in Paris to escape the vampires who continue to chase them?

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

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 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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on Good Use of Flashbacks in Literature. Your essay should describe the flashbacks that tell the stories of Armand, Marius, and Lestat. Discuss how Rice uses this method to explain the histories of the various characters and their contribution to the continuity of the story.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages as a Critique of THE VAMPIRE LESTAT. Discuss such things as style, vocabulary, historical references, and readability as they relate to the novel. End with a recommendation for others to read the novel.

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