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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 as a vampire?

2. What does Lestat suggest to Armand?

3. What does Gabrielle hear as she and Lestat move through the night?

4. What do Lestat and Gabrielle know about the vampires and Nicki?

5. Why does Gabrielle agree to become a vampire?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the ability Armand has to absorb a great deal of information quickly.

3. How does Gabrielle react to becoming a vampire?

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

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

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

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

8. What prepares Lestat for becoming an actor in Paris?

9. How does Armand's story affect Lestat and Gabrielle differently?

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

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 Why I Would (or Would Not) Like to be a Vampire. Be specific in your answers, giving at least three main points supporting what you would or would not like about being an immortal creature of the night.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on Fictional Monsters. Describe in your essay (1) vampires, (2) werewolves, (3) living mummies, and (4) zombies. Explain why these characters capture the imaginations of so many people. Select the one you prefer and defend your choice.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on escapism in literature. (1) Define escapism. (2) Point out the benefits of escapism. (3) Apply your idea of escapism to THE VAMPIRE LESTAT.

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