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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. As Napoleon reflects on his experiences in Chapter 61, what does he feel?

2. Who comforts Tony as his claustrophobia worsens in Chapter 68?

3. As Masha and Yao watch the group attempt to retrieve the item from the rafters, Masha is disappointed the guests did not do what?

4. Why does Heather blame herself for Zach's death?

5. After Tony injures himself in Chapter 57, what happens to Frances?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Delilah remember about Masha during their days in the corporate world?

2. What does the group realize about the fire? Who realizes the door is unlocked?

3. What game does Masha want the guests to play? What must they do?

4. What prompts the guests to experience a "dark night of the soul"? What does Tony learn during this time?

5. What plans had Masha had for herself following the success of her new protocol?

6. What secrets do Heather and Zoe share during the psychedelic therapy? How does Napoleon feel about learning their secrets?

7. What does Frances experience during the psychedelic therapy? What does she learn about herself?

8. How has Napoleon changed following the psychedelic therapy?

9. What does Carmel experience during the psychedelic therapy? What does she learn about herself?

10. What does Frances learn upon waking from the psychedelic therapy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using alternating perspectives. How does viewing the action through the eyes of multiple characters affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through just one of their perspectives?

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

Appearances in the novel can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this novel? Discuss three characters and how this idea applies to each.

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