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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 were the results of the tests Tony's doctor ran on him?
2. According to Masha in Chapter 59, what is essential for rapid spiritual progress?
3. How does Carmel initially feel about being locked inside the meditation studio?
4. During his psychedelic therapy, Tony imagines himself doing what?
5. When Delilah leaves Tranquillum House, what does she take?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Tony's discussion with Frances in Chapter 53, what were the results of the tests Tony's doctor ran on him? What effect did they have on Tony?
2. According to Yao's reflections in Chapter 54, how did undergoing psychedelic therapy help Yao?
3. What does Tony experience during the psychedelic therapy?
4. What is Delilah's opinion of the "new protocol" in Chapter 51? What does she do?
5. What is the object in the rafters? What is its meaning, according to Masha?
6. What does the Marconi family experience during the psychedelic therapy? What does Masha advise Heather?
7. What game does Masha want the guests to play? What must they do?
8. What does Carmel tell Frances about her life before children in Chapter 60?
9. How does Jessica's announcement disrupt her marriage in Chapter 52? What does Jessica realize as a result?
10. How do the guests react to Masha drugging them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Helen Keller once wrote, “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” Explain how the characters of Frances and Masha illustrate Keller’s words.
Essay Topic 2
An epigraph is a short quotation at the beginning of a book. The epigraph to this novel is a quote from Rumi: “You suppose that you are in trouble but you are the cure. You suppose that you are the lock in the door but you are the key that opens it.” How does the epigraph reflect the lives of the characters? How does the epigraph reflect the novel’s themes?
Essay Topic 3
Who is Paul Drabble and what role does he play in Frances’s development? How would her development change (or not) had Drabble not been included in the story?
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