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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 is arrested in Algeria and detained in prison because of A'ben Fizel's bribery?

2. What is the pea under Leigh-Cheri's mattress?

3. What unusual thing happens as Leigh-Cheri and Bernard describe their dream or hallucination?

4. Who is Nina Jablonski?

5. From what box of cereal does Leigh-Cheri read a satisfaction guarantee?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mishaps do not endear Bernard to Queen Tilli?

2. What drastic measure does Leigh-Cheri do to show her support and love for Bernard while he is in prison?

3. Why is Leigh-Cheri only permitted to tell a story when she visits Bernard in prison?

4. What does Bernard think has happened to Leigh-Cheri after he awakens following the blast that set them free?

5. What questions does the writer hope to answer as he finishes the book?

6. What does Leigh-Cheri begin to do while she is in her self-imposed solitary confinement?

7. How did Gulietta become queen of the Furstenberg-Barcalonas' homeland?

8. How does Bernard explain what is wrong with the way most people look at pyramids?

9. Why does the writer say his new typewriter will have to cope with letters, words and sentence structures that no other typewriter has ever had?

10. Who are the "Red Beards" Bernard tells Leigh-Cheri about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the effectiveness of the way Chapter Thrity-Nine is written by jumping back and forth between two difference scenes.

Essay Topic 2

How did Leigh-Cheri sell A'ben Fizel on the idea of building a pyramid? Wasn't it a far-fetched idea? Why did he agree, knowing the project would take a long time and a lot of money to complete? Was it a loving gesture or a business deal? What kind of relationship did they have? Were they in love or business partners with fringe benefits?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Gulietta's claim to the throne of the Furstenberg-Barcalona's home country. Why was Leigh-Cheri by-passed?

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