BATTERY OF QUESTIONS, THE DAUGHTER OF THE NIGHT, by LAURA

GALLEGO.

1 Jerôme is a much more important character than he appears to be. How would you
define his way of being?
2 Why do you think he is fascinated by Isabelle?
3 Look at the end of the novel. To write about a classic subject, the author must be
able to innovate, to add new points of view.
4 How do you think this ending differs from other vampire stories?
5 What do you think Laura Gallego contributes with this novel to vampire-centered
fantasy literature?
6 In what city and at what time is the action set?
7 What kind of narrator is he? Justify the answer.
8 Briefly summarize the story.
9 Characterize physically and psychically the main characters: Isabelle, Max, Mikhail....
10 Answer the following comprehension questions:
11 Why is Isabelle's arrival causing such a stir in town?
12 Who is Jules Bronac?
13 What is the atmosphere like in this town?
14 What is happening at Henri Morillon's farm?
15 What pleasant surprise does Henri find in an envelope?
16 What is a hematophagous animal?
17 What is a Desmodus Rotundus?
18 What do Armand, Jérôme and Fabrice decide to do one evening?
19 What happens to Armand as a consequence? What is your status?
20 Why is the Englishman Martin Dagenham coming to town?
21 Who is Philippe Latour? What happened to you?
22 Explain the reason for the title.
23 What is explained in the epilogue?
24 Explain the title of the work.
25 Say if Max is in love with Isabella. Reason your answer.
26 What kind of narrator is he? Justify the answer.
27 Give a description of the following characters: Mijail, Isabelle, and Philippe Latour.
28 Explain why Isabelle is so pale and her hands are bandaged.
29 In the town of Beaufort, Henry Morillon has found a cow dead under strange
circumstances. He then receives a financial reward. Explain who sent it to you and why.
30 Throughout the novel Max thinks that Isabelle is ill. Say if she was really sick and
why she thinks so.
31-In the village, there are two raids. Why?
32 Why does Max go to Paris and hire detective Jules Bronca?
33 Why did Fabrice, Armand and Jérôme go to the Grisard mansion and what
happened to them?
34 Why did Martin Dagenham come to town to visit Isabelle?
35 Explain what the monster looks like and who it is.
36 What is a Desmodus Rotundus?
37 Tells the epilogue of the novel.
38 Briefly summarize the story.