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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 Fat say is the only real time?

2. In which mental hospital is Fat sectioned?

3. What is the name of Sherri's priest?

4. Who does Kevin say really talks to Fat during the night?

5. Where does Horselover Fat call his journal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Kevin's cat?

2. Why does the author say Fat put up with Kevin?

3. What does Maurice make Fat realize about himself?

4. How did Horselover Fat try to stop Gloria from killing herself?

5. Why does Fat think it is a good idea to flee Canada?

6. What problems is Fat having with his health in this section?

7. Who does Fat think are the three eyed people?

8. What evidence is there to suggest that Fat is hearing God?

9. How did Fat try to kill himself after his wife left him?

10. How does Fat try to get early release from the mental institute?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Phil create Horselover Fat as his alter ego? In what way does it distant him from Horselover's own actions?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Nixon presidency cast such a shadow over the story? Why does Dick think the world had to be saved from his tyranny? Did the world become a better place after Nixon had left office?

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