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

2. Shura built his own what in order to play alone in his childhood?
(a) Marble run.
(b) Hopscotch run.
(c) Swing set.
(d) Fence.

3. Where did Alice grow up?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

4. How many gods does Alice hallucinate as she falls asleep in Chapter 26?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Twelve.

5. What is the last name of the characters Ben and Leah?
(a) Dickson.
(b) Jacobson.
(c) Robertson.
(d) Cantrell.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Shura discusses manufacturing an analogue of what substance?

2. In Chapter 8, Shura synthesizes three different isomers of what?

3. What sexual activity do Shura and Alice experiment with in Chapter 25?

4. After meeting, Alice invites Shura to a party for what occasion?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What exposition does Shura reveal following his wife's death?

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

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

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

5. What does Alice remark of Shura's farm in Chapter 22?

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

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

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

9. What drug does Shura synthesize in Chapter 9? How is this substance described?

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

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