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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 did Kirsch's vanity license plate say?

2. What is referred to as Spain's national newspaper in the novel?

3. What kind of cross appeared above Gaudi's tomb?

4. What were the drugs found in Kirsch's residence used to treat?

5. How much money was deposited into Avila's bank account as an advance on his first mission?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Julian's father confess to him?

2. What is on the page of the book that is on display at the church in Chapter 70?

3. What does "bicameralism" mean? Why is it important in the novel?

4. What is the important clue that Langdon finds in Kirsch's home?

5. What does the Tandy TRS-80 represent?

6. Who is "monte@iglesia.org"?

7. What is revealed of Winston's self-portrait in Chapter 80?

8. How does Edmond Kirsch's mother's death play into his motivations as an adult?

9. How is the Sagrada Família described?

10. What are Langdon and Ambra searching for in Kirsch's home when they arrive in Chapter 53?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Edmond Kirsch in Origin. What discovery has Kirsch made? How does he go about revealing his discovery? What is revealed about Kirsch as the novel develops?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Commander Garza. What role does Garza play in the main plot of the novel? What is his relationship to the king? What are Garza's objectives in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the history of the Palmarian Catholic Church. Why does this church factor into the plot of Origin? When and where did this sect emerge? What is the status of the church today?

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