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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. What drug does Shura take on his hike in Chapter 40?

2. In what month does Alice experience a mental and spiritual crisis?

3. Aleph-7 has a dosage of how many milligrams listed in The Chemical Story Part One?

4. What does Ursula write in her letter to Shura as the reason she can't be with him?

5. Shura attests in Chapter 42 that what are completely unjustifiable unless there is an indication a crime has been committed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens on the trip in Chapter 40 to make Shura feel aged?

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

3. What is Shura's take of Aleph-7 in The Chemical Story Part One?

4. What is the viewpoint of the DEA regarding Pihkal? Why?

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

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

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

8. What celebration takes place in Chapter 36? What drug is suggested?

9. What does Shura say of urine tests and propaganda in Chapter 42?

10. What does Alice imagine herself as under the influence of DESOXY?

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss psilocybin and mescaline. How do these organic drugs differ from the syntheses created by the author? Describe the conversation between Alice and Shura regarding nature versus synthesis.

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