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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. Shirley MacLaine refers to her father as a closet what?

2. What new idea did the bookstore owner introduce Shirley to?

3. David believed that souls often returned to earth to work out what?

4. Many of Shirley MacLaine's performances were inspired by who?

5. What was Gerry's political agenda?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way did Gerry's marriage affect the relationship Shirley shared with him?

3. Why did John introduce the idea of mediums to Shirley?

4. When Gerry claimed to be obsessed by Shirley, what did he mean and why did it upset him?

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

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

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

8. Shirley used her first professional paycheck to build an apartment. What does this tell the reader about Shirley?

9. What was the process Johannsen took to invoke the spirit Ambres and what did the spirit speak on?

10. How did Katerina know about the medium in Stockholm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shirley wrote in-depth about experiences she had with two mediums, Kevin and Johannsen. Write an essay on the experience she had with one of these mediums, answering the following questions.

1) What was she seeking when she went to speak with the medium?

2) What answers did she get from the medium?

3) How did the visit to the medium change her?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the influence one of the following people had on Shirley and her spiritual journey.

1) Gerry.

2) David.

3) Bella.

Essay Topic 3

Shirley was interested in the spirit world but at the same time, wanted to find proof. Examine the many avenues she explored to find proof of a spiritual world.

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