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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. Richard gets annoyed with Shimoda and his discussions because everything Richard says is ___________.

2. What does Shimoda tell Richard to do in relation to his troubles with clouds? Shimoda tells Richard to remove it from his __________.

3. How long does Shimoda say that Richard has to practice in order to know the answers?

4. Shimoda says he knows past, present, and future, but he has no ___________.

5. Shimoda says no one else likes Richard's breakfast choice because only Richard believes it _________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Shimoda tosses Richard a wrench as they are working on the engine?

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

4. What does Richard have to say about life when eating dinner with Shimoda in Hammond, Wisconsin?

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

6. When Richard cannot vaporize clouds, what does he realize about the process?

7. What are two names Shimoda admits to being representative of who he really is?

8. Why do Shimoda's bosses ask him to leave the auto repair shop where he initially works?

9. Describe the character of Donald Shimoda.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

This book is a journey for the reader as much as it is a journey for Richard. But Richard's journey seems to take a few turns here and there.

Part 1: What is the point at which Richard seems to accept his spiritual journey?

Part 2: At which points does Richard seem to disbelieve the idea he can become a Master?

Part 3: Does Richard seem to be a good candidate to be a Master? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Richard does have troubles with the idea of walking through walls, even though he has done a number of other things that have proven to him that it can be possible.

Part 1: What are some of the ways in which Richard has begun to break down his ideas of what is real and what is illusion?

Part 2: Why can't Richard make the jump from what he has done to walking through walls?

Part 3: Why doesn't Shimoda just give Richard an answer as to how to walk through walls?

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