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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. Who destroys the temple?
2. What does Ellen Cherry invite Boomer to do in order to seduce him?
3. What do Conch Shell and Painted Stick say happens after the Second Coming?
4. What is Jezebel's common reputation?
5. According to Ellen Cherry, why do artists make art?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Abu Hadee's history, as it's recounted in "The Fourth Veil"?
2. Patsy suspects Buddy of seeking fame and fortune through his preaching. Does this seem likely to you, based on what you know so far about Buddy?
3. Robbins writes, "Those people who recognize that imagination is reality's master, we call 'sages', and those who act upon it, we call 'artists.'" What do you think he means by this and why is the distinction important?
4. Describe Ellen Cherry and Boomer's relationship since he's become an well-known artist.
5. What do you think Robbins is saying by personifying objects and having them secretly move?
6. What is the relationship between the first veil that is revealed and the actions of the novel so far?
7. What are some ways you can interpret Boomer's spy coat sculpture in which he declares his love for Ellen Cherry in a 500 different encoded messages?
8. What do we learn about Boomer Petway in the first few sections of the novel?
9. Can 'o Beans says that "imprecise speech is one of the major causes of mental illness in human beings." What do you think is meant by this?
10. What do we learn about Patsy, Ellen Cherry's mother in the section called "The First Veil"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Work out a detailed character analysis of Buddy. Consider his political and religious views, his actions, his desires, his past, his physical appearance, and his voice. Is he a consistent character? Can you discover some hint of his psychological condition? What leads him to his radical views? Does he strike you as a realistic character? How does his personality play into the action of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Over the course of this novel, Ellen Cherry undergoes many personal changes. When we first meet her, she is an artist. Soon, however, she is married and struggling both with her art and her marriage. Ultimately, she seems to come to terms with both. How does she manage to do this? In what ways does Ellen Cherry change and grow as a person throughout the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Compare the contrast the two radically different political positions represented by Spike and Abu on the one hand and Buddy on the other. What do they each think about the conflict in the middle east? How do their ideas, both about it's background and the best possible resolution to the conflict, differ? Consider the problem or issue of interpretation in history.
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