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

2. Who impregnates Alice in the late 1950s?

3. Shura's mother was from a small town in what state?

4. What is the state of trance referred to by Alice in Chapter 16?

5. Which room does Alice see first when Shura shows her his farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What drug do Alice and Shura take in Chapter 26? What conversation does this lead to between them?

2. What drug experience does Alice share with Sam in Chapter 17?

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

4. From whose point of view is Chapter 16 told? What does this character detail?

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

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

7. What drug is Shura manufacturing in Chapter 6? How?

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

9. When Alice and Sam leave her apartment in Chapter 17, where do they go?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the style of Pihkal, A Chemical Love Story. What genre is the book? How does it differ from traditional novels?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the reactions of the characters in Book One under the influence of the drug 2C-B. What is the chemical makeup of this substance? Who originated it? When?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the qualitative comments of Dante Sanderman and his experiences with 2C-T-7 in the novel. In what ways do he and his guests find enlightenment through the drug?

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