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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 will need to give himself conscious __________ to do things he wants to do.

2. Richard wants to add that everyone can do as he or she pleases, so long as we don't ___________.

3. Richard could play any instrument by giving up his ______________ that he cannot play.

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

5. What is the name of the host on the talk show Shimoda and Richard are on?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Shimoda confess to feeling lonely in his life?

2. What does Richard ask Shimoda as they are eating at a cafe in Ryerson, Ohio?

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

4. What does Shimoda do after Richard states that he thinks he is finally beginning to understand the idea of walking through walls?

5. What does Shimoda say about the talents and skills Richard and he have?

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

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

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

9. What does the host of the Jeff Sykes Talk Show suggest about gypsy piloting?

10. Why is the song from Richard's boyhood such a strange occurrence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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