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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 does Ellen Cherry invite Boomer to do in order to seduce him?
2. Where is Ellen Cherry in the section of the book called The Fourth Veil?
3. Why do the objects begin to suspect that Ellen Cherry might be able to help them?
4. Who offers to display Ellen Cherry's painting?
5. Boomer sells one of his sculptures on the condition that he has to go where to assemble it?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the relationship between the first veil that is revealed and the actions of the novel so far?
2. One of Abu Hadee's favorite quotes is "A shadow does not belong to the object that casts it." What do you think of the significance of this? How does it relate to the rest of the novel so far?
3. All of the objects are given a gender except Can 'o Beans. Why is this significant?
4. Describe the sculpture that Boomer is bringing to Jerusalem to reassemble.
5. Describe Ellen Cherry and Boomer's relationship since he's become an well-known artist.
6. What do we learn about Boomer Petway in the first few sections of the novel?
7. Do you see any irony in Salome's determination only to do the Dance of the Seven Veils if she can have John the Baptist's head on a platter? Why or why not?
8. What do you think Robbins is saying by personifying objects and having them secretly move?
9. Explain the symbolism of the I & I.
10. What do we learn about Ellen Cherry in the first few sections of the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Explore the significance of the title. Ellen Cherry comments that Salome has skinny legs for a belly dancer. Why do you think that Robbins chose this as the defining moment of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Several ideas about art and the role of the artist are explored throughout the novel. Choose three characters and compare their ideas of art and the artist. In order to accomplish this, you have to define or characterize each character's theory or art. You may choose any character that you can develop a coherent theory of art for, but some of the more obvious choices are Ellen Cherry, Boomer, Ultima, and Buddy.
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