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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. What causes the narrator to lose his ability to see the energy fields?
(a) gunshots in the distance
(b) his doubt about seeing energy
(c) angry voices
(d) a sudden rainfall

2. Why does Reneau say that people draw energy from each other through conflict?
(a) to keep their energy levels exercised
(b) to make sure they are alive
(c) to keep their own energy levels high
(d) to avoid falling asleep

3. What are the people in the novel either searching for or trying to suppress?
(a) an ancient Incan stela with magic powers
(b) an archeologist who found the Manuscript
(c) a document they call the Manuscript
(d) tablets of stone older than the Ten Commandments

4. As they prepare to go to separate hotels, what do Dobson and the narrator do?
(a) agree to meet later
(b) meet up with Charlene
(c) run into the police
(d) exchange addresses

5. What does the narrator see when he watches Sarah concentrate on a bush?
(a) her skin color change to green
(b) the bush beginning to grow
(c) her energy feeding into the bush
(d) the bush begin to tremble

Short Answer Questions

1. While waiting in the car at Cula, who does the narrator spot?

2. What is the estimated date the Manuscript was written?

3. What sudden decision does the narrator make once he returns home?

4. What does Wil say the narrator is not doing?

5. Who is the man who rescues the Narrator?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the coincidence that occurs when the narrator forms a plan of action.

2. What is the first coincidence that occurs with the narrator on the way to Cula?

3. Why is Charlene so interested in giving this Manuscript information to the narrator?

4. Explain why Wil does not tell the narrator everything at once.

5. Describe the theme of THE CELESTINE PROPHECY.

6. Explain how Redfield introduces the element of suspense in his novel.

7. Why do the narrator and Dobson exchange hotel addresses at the airport?

8. How does Redfield initiate the intrigue that runs through the novel?

9. Why can the narrator not sleep on the plane?

10. What does Dobson have to say about history?

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