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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 6, Shura details manufacturing the drug ____ by combining an ammonia molecule to a substance called myristicin, which is found in oil of nutmeg.

2. At her first group meeting, Alice meets John ____.

3. Who is Christopher's stepmother?

4. Where does Dolph live?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where and when does Alice meet Shura?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the emotional risk and emotional connection experienced by the characters during their explorations with phenethylamines. How do they justify the risks? Would you?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the plot structure of Book One of Pihkal. Where is the rising action, climax, and denouement? Define these terms in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the components of the drug LSD. Where and when did LSD originate? When is Shura's first experience with the drug? How does he describe it?

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