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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. Delilah has saved enough money to do what?

2. Watching the guests during the psychedelic therapy, Masha sees her triumph as what?

3. After speaking with Zoe in Chapter 49, what does Ben realize about his marriage?

4. Masha becomes angry when the first guest to give a defense presentation in Chapter 67 does not have what?

5. What does Carmel learn during her psychedelic therapy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Carmel tell Frances about her life before children in Chapter 60?

4. How is Masha "defeated" in Chapter 73?

5. What does the Marconi family experience during the psychedelic therapy? What does Masha advise Heather?

6. What is Delilah's opinion of the "new protocol" in Chapter 51? What does she do?

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

8. How is the object discovered in the rafters, and how do the guests retrieve it?

9. What happens to Ben and Jessica during psychedelic therapy? What news does Jessica share in Chapter 43?

10. How do the guests react to Masha drugging them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At one point in the novel, Masha wants the guests to consider the koan “Show me your original face, the one you had before your parents were born” (132). Discuss the meaning of this koan and how it might apply to two characters in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Masha’s key to transformation revolves around the guests experiencing “a dark night of the soul.” How does she ensure that each guest experiences a “dark night,” and is this technique effective? Analyze the effectiveness of her methods using three characters from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, Nine Perfect Strangers. How does the title reflect the lives of the characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

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