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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 did more vampires come into being?
2. What do the vampires call the process of making another vampire?
3. How did the evil spirit get into the bodies of the King and Queen?
4. During their journey away from Paris, what does Gabrielle often do?
5. How was the first vampire created?
Short Essay Questions
1. What occurs in Lestat as his body becomes emaciated from lack of drinking blood?
2. what are the two major topics of interest to Lestat as he reads mail from Paris?
3. Why does Marius receive no information about the calamity that befell the old god of the Druids?
4. What admission does Marius make to Lestat?
5. After Armand pays Lestat a visit, what does Lestat decide to do in 1929?
6. When does Marius receive the most information about what happened to the old vampire in the tree?
7. Why is Gabrielle's idea of freedom much different from Lestat's?
8. How does Marius at first react to the story of the creation of the vampires?
9. Where does Marius begin the story of his life as he relates it to Lestat?
10. Define the literary usage of the dream Lestat has.
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 Treasures of Marius. In your essay list the main rooms of Marius' mountainside palace and discuss the aesthetic quality of the art, music, plants, and animals. Identify the things you like best and give your reasons for those preferences.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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