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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. What inscription is embroidered on the flag that hangs from the ceiling of the stateroom on the black freighter?

2. How does PaPaLaBas say Osiris’ brother viewed him?

3. What does Reed say is Masonry’s relationship with the Knights Templar?

4. What brainstorm does Hinkle Von Vampton have about the Talking Android?

5. How many of the Knights Templar were slain in 1307?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Hank Rollings’ objections to Hinkle Von Vampton and Safecracker Gould’s arrest get resolved?

2. What request does Earline make to PaPaLaBas?

3. What does Abdul Hamid’s letter to PaPaLaBas say about the Book?

4. What does PaPaLaBas say is the future of the Jes Grew?

5. What is PaPaLaBas’ explanation for Abdul Hamid’s action?

6. What prevents Hierophant 1 from taking poison?

7. What does Battraville reveal to PaPaLaBas?

8. Why does Benoit Battraville say that the Americans are the ones to ask about the Jes Grew?

9. What does Battraville say haunts White culture?

10. What is the meaning of the chart inserted in the historical account leading up to Hinkle Von Vampton and Safecracker Gould’s arrest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Use this book as a meditation on the value of a five-star rating system. Is a five-star system sufficient to a book like this? Would you need to have sub-topics for the rating system, for plot, characterization, language, etc? What other sub-topics would you need? What value or importance gets lost in a five-star scale? Design a scale that would be better for this book.

Essay Topic 3

Would you recommend Mumbo Jumbo? For what purposes would you recommend Mumbo Jumbo, and what kinds of readers would you recommend it for? What other book would you recommend that would cover the same material or tell the same story in a different way?

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