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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 the estimated date the Manuscript was written?

2. On the plane, what does the narrator say about understanding the Second Insight?

3. As they prepare to go to separate hotels, what do Dobson and the narrator do?

4. When does a person learn the Insights?

5. How has the Third Insight been used experimentally at Viciente Lodge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is bothering Wil as he and the narrator drive away from Viciente Lodge?

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

3. Describe the breakthrough the narrator has while Sarah is confronting the German scientists.

4. What does the narrator do when he becomes aware of being followed?

5. Describe the initial meeting of the narrator and Marjorie.

6. How does Redfield let the reader know what the narrator is going to do?

7. Explain the effect Jensen has on the narrator and how Wil gets him away.

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

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

10. Why did Dobson write to the Peruvian government?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the value of friends. Use examples from the novel that describe what we call social networking today. In the essay differentiate between face to face networking and the anonymous networking on internet sites.

Essay Topic 2

Coincidence in literature is usually almost, if not completely, unbelievable. Explain why that is. What makes the constant coincidences in THE CELESTINE PROPHECY acceptable to the reader? You might want to include the tale of "Androcles and the Lion" to illustrate the skepticism of improbability in such a tale.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on restlessness. In the novel, the First Insight attributes restlessness as the first step toward gaining a higher spirituality. In reality, there are may outcomes of restlessness. Describe good outcomes like great inventions that came from the restless ind of the inventor. Describe bad outcomes like actions of restless criminals.

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