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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 nationality was Gerry?

2. Where did Edgar Cayce find the cure for his affliction?

3. Who did Shirley visit on his death bed?

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

5. What did Edgar Cayce do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Shirley pretend that she has never heard of Johannsen when her friends invite her to see him?

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

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

4. Why did Shirley feel embarrassment over her Academy Award nomination?

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. What special gift did Edgar Cayce have to offer as a medium?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Shirley was exposed to death for the first time when her cook's husband died. Write an essay on how this event and other events affiliated with death contributed to her interest in the spiritual world.

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