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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 offers Shura a job in Chapter 7?
(a) Dr. Franz Woolverton.
(b) Captain Pinkerton.
(c) Martin Sneisman.
(d) Dr. Andrew A. Shullman.

2. Who accidentally ingests LSD in Chapter 3?
(a) Alice.
(b) Bert.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Roger.

3. On what day does Alice go to visit Shura in Chapter 23?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Tuesday.

4. Where does Alice describe having had a panic attack with Shura?
(a) Berkeley Repertory Theater.
(b) The Guggenheim Museum.
(c) Madison Square Garden.
(d) Berkeley University.

5. Shura's father was an immigrant from where?
(a) France.
(b) Russia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alice go to visit for the first time in Chapter 22?

2. What causes Alice to almost die in Chapter 17?

3. How many gods does Alice hallucinate as she falls asleep in Chapter 26?

4. With whom is the protagonist having an affair in Chapter 15?

5. Who does Shura receive a letter from in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom does Alice speak of Shura with in Chapter 23? What does she learn?

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

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

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

5. Describe Shura's notes following his experiment with Aleph-1 in Chapter 14.

6. Who does Alice meet in Chapter 23? What does Shura announce?

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

8. What does Alice write about in Chapter 21 of her sons?

9. What are Shura's conclusions of MDMA in Chapter 12?

10. Describe Shura's family and friendships in his childhood.

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