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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. Ursula describes a trip where, in her letter to Shura in Chapter 29?

2. What is the duration listed for Aleph-4 in The Chemical Story Part One?

3. Who has not arrived as expected in Chapter 32?

4. In Chapter 33, how long has it been since Alice has heard from Shura?

5. What is the mental state described by Shura in Chapter 37?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ursula's reaction to the letter in Chapter 30?

2. Who writes a letter to Ursula in Chapter 29? Why?

3. What does Shura reveal to Alice in Chapter 32? What does he believe about Dolph?

4. What does Shura say of a mental fugue in Chapter 37?

5. Where do Alice and Shura go in Chapter 35? Why?

6. Where does Shura go in Chapter 40? What drug does he take there and what effect does it have?

7. What is the effect of Alice taking DESOXY in Chapter 38?

8. How does Aleph-4 change in its effects between eight milligrams and seven?

9. What does Shura tell Alice of nucleotides in Chapter 30?

10. Chapter 39 consists mostly of a report written by Dante Sandeman after taking the drug 2C-T-7. What takes place the night before?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of love, sexuality, and relationships in the novel. How do the three principle characters of the love triangle influence each other's actions?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the protagonist of Book One of Pihkal, A Chemical Love Story. What are Shura's main characteristics? What obstacles and conflicts does he face in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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

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