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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Shirley feel after witnessing Ambres speak?
(a) Thoughtful.
(b) Disgusted.
(c) Uninspired.
(d) Doubtful.

2. What did Shirley admit to being embarrassed about when she visited Gerry at his convention?
(a) Her children.
(b) Forgetting to bring a swimsuit.
(c) A terrible meal she cooked for him.
(d) A nomination for an Academy Award.

3. What did Gerry and Shirley do the night she came to visit him for the convention?
(a) Had dinner and went to bed.
(b) Tried out a new wine bar.
(c) Went shopping and saw a movie.
(d) Explored the local town.

4. What topic did Shirley become fascinated with after learning about Edgar Cayce?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Mediums.
(c) Aliens.
(d) Psychology.

5. The morning after Shirley joined Gerry at the convention, what time did he leave the bedroom?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) At noon, with her.
(c) Before dawn.
(d) In the middle of the night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Shirley and Gerry see trainers feed animals?

2. When Shirley asked grand questions of David, where did he tell her to look for answers?

3. Shirley was raised in what religion?

4. David believed Christ was a human who was what?

5. What was Gerry's political agenda?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Shirley's feelings about her Academy Award nomination imply about her personal sense of importance?

2. What influence did Shirley's parents have on her?

3. Why did Shirley believe so many men thought they were a disappointment to her?

4. Why did Shirley spend time thinking about writing as a method that cleared her father's depression?

5. As Clifford Odets lay on his death bed, what desire did he speak of to Shirley?

6. After Shirley's conversation with Gerry in Stockholm, she realized what about his character?

7. Why was it important to Shirley to avoid the reporters when she visited Gerry in Hawaii?

8. Why was Shirley interested in travel?

9. What did Shirley admire about her friend, David?

10. Why had Shirley not realized that many religions believed in the idea of reincarnation?

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