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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 is Buddy's back-up plan if the Messiah doesn't come?
2. Who protects Spoon as she finds her way back to the Cathedral?
3. Who comes to Buddy's apartment the night he is supposed to leave for Jerusalem?
4. Who sends flowers to Ellen Cherry and signs it "the Master of Disguise"?
5. What part of the belly dancer's body represents the first veil that is removed in her Dance of the Seven Veils?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the effect of the high definition TV that Spike gave to the I & I?
2. Describe what happens to Ellen Cherry when she plays the eye game looking at Spoon.
3. Describe what happens to Spoon when she falls out of the window.
4. What is Uncle Buddy's reasoning for attempting to blow up the Dome of the Rock?
5. Painted Stick strikes a human in order to save Spoon from being picked up. Explain why he feels so bad about this.
6. Throughout the novel so far, Ellen Cherry seems to be cosmically bound to the group of objects. As they try to escape, Buddy catches two of them. Which objects does he catch and is Buddy also cosmically connected to the objects? Why?
7. Describe the appeal of the belly dancer, Salome, to the male audience.
8. Describe the statue Boomer is making in Jerusalem and comment on its significance.
9. Is there symbolic significance in the event when Ellen Cherry, having determined to paint again, goes looking for Turn Around Norman and finds Buddy instead?
10. Describe the group of objects in Ellen Cherry's underwear drawer.
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
Compare the two stories of Salome. How does the ancient version of Salome compare to the modern version? The ancient Salome performs the Dance of the Seven Veils in exchange for John the Baptist's head on a plate. The modern Salome dances in response to Ellen Cherry's mural during the Super Bowl.
Essay Topic 3
What position does the narrator, or the novel as a whole, take on organized religion? Explain the position and find at least three pieces of supporting evidence to show how you arrived at this conclusion. If you decide that the novel is critiquing organized religion, does it offer any alternatives?
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