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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 bookstore did David take Shirley to after working out?

2. What did Ambres say about God?

3. The morning after Shirley joined Gerry at the convention, what time did he leave the bedroom?

4. Where did Gerry and Shirley go on their first date?

5. David believed that many of the stories about Christ's teachings had been what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why was Shirley interested in travel?

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

7. How did Shirley feel about the constant deception required of her relationship with Gerry?

8. When Gerry played in the water in Hawaii, Shirley felt sad that she was too stressed out to relax and enjoy herself. Why was she so tense?

9. Why was Shirley fascinated by the idea of mediums?

10. In what way was Shirley affected when Maria's husband died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay examining how Shirley changed as a person throughout "Out on a Limb", citing examples from the text.

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

After David explains the idea of energy to Shirley, she has an out of body experience. Write an essay examining this experience and how it affected her, citing examples from the text.

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