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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. Shimoda tells Richard, "Nothing good is a miracle, and nothing lovely is a _________."

2. What does Richard call the movement of the time period in which people are turning from the material to the spiritual?

3. What is the feeling Richard continues to have when in the presence of Shimoda?

4. Richard cannot picture Jesus returning to being a _____________.

5. How many points is the landing that Shimoda makes, impressing Richard?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the book say about the idea of clouds and their impressions of the world?

3. What cares nothing about human illusions and games?

4. What does Shimoda tell Richard to do in order to vaporize clouds?

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

6. What does Shimoda assure Richard about the training to be a Messiah?

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

8. What is the passage Shimoda shares with Richard after the situation that occurs in #19?

9. What did Donald W. Shimoda retire from being, according to the beginning of the story?

10. Why hasn't returning to normal life been easy for Shimoda?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shimoda's plane is a unique one, one that Richard can not help but admire and desire.

Part 1: What kind of plane does Shimoda have?

Part 2: What is so special about Shimoda's plane?

Part 3: Why doesn't anyone besides Richard notice that Shimoda's plane is special?

Essay Topic 2

The idea of magnetizing is another lesson that Richard needs to learn as he is becoming a master.

Part 1: Describe the idea of magnetizing.

Part 2: Describe Richard's first attempt at magnetizing.

Part 3: What does Shimoda say Richard should have done in order to make Richard's magnetizing attempt more successful?

Essay Topic 3

The title of this story seems to be referenced at a number of points, but it doesn't always get fully explained to the reader.

Part 1: Why do you think the title of the book, Illusions?

Part 2: What are some of the illusions pointed out in this story?

Part 3: What is the importance of learning that the world is filled with illusions?

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