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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. Who does spoon hit when she falls out of the window of Ellen Cherry's apartment?
(a) Abu.
(b) Spike.
(c) Raoul.
(d) Ellen Cherry.

2. What is the band member's other talent?
(a) Bellydancing.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Reciting poetry.
(d) Chess.

3. Who or What do the objects in the drawer with Spoon think Phoenicians are?
(a) A race of sailors.
(b) Bagel makers.
(c) Greeks.
(d) Inventors of the Phoenician Blind.

4. Who does Painted Stick strike?
(a) Ellen Cherry.
(b) Turn Around Norman.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Spike.

5. Why is Ellen Cherry's visit to Ultima a relief?
(a) Ultima sells several more of Ellen Cherry's paintings.
(b) Ultima reveals that she and Boomer never have an intimate relationship.
(c) Ultima tells her that the sculptor Boomer is working with is a man.
(d) Ultima gives her more money from Boomer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Verlin doing when he faints?

2. What does Buddy call Muslims, Buddhists,and Hindus in light of a third world war?

3. What season is it when Salome joins the band at the I & I?

4. Who commissions Boomer's sculpture in Jerusalem?

5. What shift is Ellen Cherry mostly working around Christmas time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Uncle Buddy's reasoning for attempting to blow up the Dome of the Rock?

2. Describe Ellen Cherry's feelings for Buddy after he tells her why he wants to destroy the Dome of Rock.

3. Why do you think Salome chooses to perform the Dance of the Seven Veils during the Super Bowl?

4. Why do you think that Robbins ends the novel with Spoon?

5. Patsy tells Ellen Cherry that it seems like Boomer loves her but doesn't like her, while he likes but doesn't love Ultima. Does this seem like a true representation of Boomer's feelings, based on what you know about him so far?

6. How can we interpret the fact that the ancient Salome performs the Dance of the Seven Veils in exchange for John the Baptiste's head and the modern Salome performs it because of Ellen Cherry's painting?

7. Explain the conversation that Ellen Cherry has with Patsy on the phone the day after she sleeps with Spike.

8. Describe the group of objects in Ellen Cherry's underwear drawer.

9. Describe the appeal of the belly dancer, Salome, to the male audience.

10. Ellen Cherry is clearly upset by the disappearance of Spoon. Explain how you think she feels.

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