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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. Who does Shura receive a letter from in Chapter 24?
(a) Theo.
(b) Helen.
(c) Ursula.
(d) Sarah.

2. What is the name of the protagonist's first wife in the novel?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Helen.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Sarah.

3. Which room does Alice see first when Shura shows her his farm?
(a) The dining room.
(b) The loft.
(c) The study.
(d) The veranda.

4. How many children does Alice have in Chapter 18?
(a) Six.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

5. What drug does Shura experiment with at the conference in Chapter 15?
(a) 2C-E.
(b) MDMA.
(c) 2C-B.
(d) LSD.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shura's father was an immigrant from where?

2. What museum does Alice go to after taking peyote?

3. What is Shura's son's name?

4. What is Shura doing the morning after Alice's party?

5. Who does Alice ask for peyote from, following her near-death experience?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Shura do upon earning his degree in Chapter 1?

2. What news does Shura receive from Ursula in Chapter 24? What does he tell Alice?

3. What are some of the bad traits Alice describes of herself and Shura in Chapter 28?

4. What synthesis does Shura attempt in Chapter 5? What delays this work?

5. Where does Shura travel following his wife's death? What drug experience does he encounter there?

6. What drug does Shura focus on in Chapter 4? What are his observations of the drug?

7. Describe Alice's actions at the Valentine's Day party in Chapter 19.

8. What leads up to Alice's near-death experience in Chapter 17?

9. How does Shura feel about Ursula upon his meeting Alice the second time?

10. What does Shura reveal to Alice about Ursula in Chapter 20? What is her response?

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