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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 says that all humans are __________, naturally able to have what they want.

2. What do Richard and Shimoda eat when they are at the cafe together?

3. Richard begins to believe that Shimoda does not __________ this world

4. In what state is the cafe where Richard and Shimoda dine during Chapter 14?

5. Shimoda worries about Richard not liking ____________, but Richard admits he enjoys bouncing ideas around, if not being worshiped or depended on.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Richard find difficult about the idea of knowing that he knows everything?

2. What is Richard doing when he overhears his boyhood favorite song, Greensleeves?

3. What is the concise answer Richard gives to Shimoda's question from #45?

4. What does Shimoda announce is the reason for Richard being here?

5. What happens when Richard is refueling his plane?

6. When the woman caller demands to know how Shimoda can say the things he does, what does he respond?

7. Why does Richard dream about airplanes when he is sleeping?

8. What causes Richard to threaten violence to the vision Shimoda shows to Richard?

9. Why did Shimoda add the gore of a shotgun death?

10. How does Richard respond to Shimoda's warning that he will lose 90% of his audience if he is not short?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shimoda's quitting his role as the Mechanic Messiah or the American Avatar is one that continues to show readers a new side of being all knowing and all powerful.

Part 1: Why has Shimoda decided to come back to everyday life as a pilot after being the Master?

Part 2: What are some of the problems with coming back to everyday life after having been a Messiah?

Part 3: What is Shimoda's opinion of Jesus and his role as a Messiah? What does he think about the idea of Jesus quitting his job?

Essay Topic 2

The assassination of Shimoda has been alluded to throughout the book, though it's no less shocking when it does happen.

Part 1: Describe the scene in which Shimoda is killed.

Part 2: What is Richard's reaction to the killing of Shimoda?

Part 3: What is the result of Shimoda's assassination? What happened to Richard as a result?

Essay Topic 3

The scene in which Shimoda uses the thought form to help make his point with Richard is a striking one.

Part 1: Describe the thought form that Shimoda uses to make his point with Richard.

Part 2: What is the purpose of the thought form tool in the teaching of a Master?

Part 3: What was the specific purpose of this thought form in relation to Richard's lessons?

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