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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. From what vantage point does Spoon spy on Ellen Cherry and her family?
2. How does Ellen Cherry characterize the new belly dancer?
3. What does Ellen Cherry agree to do that pleases Spike while he's visiting her apartment?
4. Who dies at the end of the Sixth Veil?
5. What does the detective see in Ellen Cherry's apartment to make him suspicious?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think Salome chooses to perform the Dance of the Seven Veils during the Super Bowl?
2. Describe Ellen Cherry's feelings for Buddy after he tells her why he wants to destroy the Dome of Rock.
3. How can we interpret the fact that the ancient Salome performs the Dance of the Seven Veils in exchange for John the Baptiste's head and the modern Salome performs it because of Ellen Cherry's painting?
4. Explain the final revelation evoked by The Dance of the Seven Veils.
5. What is Uncle Buddy's reasoning for attempting to blow up the Dome of the Rock?
6. Patsy tells Ellen Cherry that it seems like Boomer loves her but doesn't like her, while he likes but doesn't love Ultima. Does this seem like a true representation of Boomer's feelings, based on what you know about him so far?
7. Why does Patsy's question concerning second marriage bother Buddy?
8. Without art and without Boomer, Ellen Cherry is beginning to feel that life is meaningless. What do you think Robbins is saying about the relationship between the meaning we give our lives and our endeavors and/or relationships?
9. Describe the group of objects in Ellen Cherry's underwear drawer.
10. What is the effect of the high definition TV that Spike gave to the I & I?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose one of the lessons revealed by each veil. Track that theme throughout the book, finding specific examples where it is explored by one or more characters and/or the narrative progression. Is there a linear development, where the character's perception changes over the course of the novel? Or is it simply elaborated and clarified? Does the lesson you chose seem specific to one character or do multiple characters reveal different aspects or possibilities?
Essay Topic 2
What position does the narrator, or the novel as a whole, take on organized religion? Explain the position and find at least three pieces of supporting evidence to show how you arrived at this conclusion. If you decide that the novel is critiquing organized religion, does it offer any alternatives?
Essay Topic 3
Track the allusions to Wolfmother Wallpaper. Who or what is Wolfmother Wallpaper? What function do the allusions to Wolfmother Wallpaper play in the novel, if any?
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