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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of her sons does Alice say was picked on in second grade?
(a) Christopher.
(b) James.
(c) Brian.
(d) Willliam.

2. Shura's mother was from a small town in what state?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Illinois.
(d) California.

3. With whom is the protagonist having an affair in Chapter 15?
(a) Alice.
(b) Helen.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Ursula.

4. Who is Alice's ex-husband that Shura meets at her party?
(a) Martin Skawinski.
(b) Walter Parr.
(c) Victor Ewing.
(d) Michael Shullman.

5. What is Shura's last name in the novel?
(a) Shulgin.
(b) O'Mannon.
(c) Bordorin.
(d) Skawinski.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many people arrive at Alice's party in Chapter 19?

2. Where is the spiritual teacher from who Alice meets with in Chapter 18?

3. In what year did Shura first take the drug mescaline?

4. What drug do Alice and Shura take in Chapter 26?

5. What does Alice refer to Shura's bad moods?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the bad traits Alice describes of herself and Shura in Chapter 28?

2. What drug do Alice and Shura take in Chapter 26? What conversation does this lead to between them?

3. What drug does Shura focus on in Chapter 4? What are his observations of the drug?

4. What drug is Shura manufacturing in Chapter 6? How?

5. Where and when does Alice meet Shura?

6. Who does Alice meet in Chapter 23? What does Shura announce?

7. What does Shura reveal to Alice about Ursula in Chapter 20? What is her response?

8. With whom does Alice speak of Shura with in Chapter 23? What does she learn?

9. When Alice and Sam leave her apartment in Chapter 17, where do they go?

10. Describe Shura's family and friendships in his childhood.

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