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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. Richard gets annoyed with Shimoda and his discussions because everything Richard says is ___________.
(a) Silly
(b) Superficial
(c) Wrong
(d) Incomplete

2. From what state does the Master in question in this book emerge?
(a) Michigan
(b) Illinois
(c) Indiana
(d) Ohio

3. Richard just wants to become a _____________ of the World of Illusion.
(a) Master
(b) Participant
(c) Believer
(d) Student

4. How many points is the landing that Shimoda makes, impressing Richard?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Five

5. What is different about this book that Richard notices when he opens up the pages and flips around?
(a) The pages are all the same
(b) No page numbers
(c) The word are flashing as he reads
(d) It's in a different language

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shimoda float in front of Richard, just for his own amusement?

2. What is the condition of Shimoda's clothes after they have swum in the land?

3. What is the reason Richard gives for going to the movie? He wants to see _________.

4. What is the longer title for the book that Shimoda gives to Richard when he asks about how to train to become a Master? Messiah's Manual & Reminders for the _____________.

5. What does Shimoda think people only want from him or from other Masters and Messiahs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What message from the book does Richard think does not apply to him?

2. What does Shimoda claim to Richard when they first meet?

3. What passage can Shimoda not recall as Richard is flipping through the section on Perspective?

4. Why is Shimoda suddenly furious with Richard about his question about the landing?

5. What does Shimoda say when Richard asks him why no one likes his pan-bread?

6. What does Richard do in order to readjust to the loneliness of not having Shimoda around?

7. What does Shimoda say to Richard's question about the pages in the book not being numbered?

8. Describe the character of Donald Shimoda.

9. What does Shimoda tell people they are in control of, though always in the parable format?

10. What does Richard do in order to stop himself from thinking?

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