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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. Why does the narrator eat only vegetables at dinner?

2. What has preceded Dobson on this trip to Peru?

3. What is special about the forest around Viciente Lodge?

4. What will people need to overcome their restlessness?

5. What happens as the narrator enters the hotel and sees Dobson?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Wil's caution to the narrator.

3. Detail how Sarah handles German scientists looking for the research gardens at Viciente Lodge.

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

5. Why did Dobson write to the Peruvian government?

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

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

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

9. As Wil and the narrator head out, what advice does he offer the narrator?

10. Why is the document called the Manuscript in the novel, an artifact of great interest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the kindest and most thoughtful person you know or have read about. What makes that person so outstanding? Discuss how such a person affects all those he or she comes in contact with. Also discuss whether you think it is possible for a person to consciously create that kind of persona or is it just something some people are born with?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about searching for deeper meanings. In your essay discuss how such a search is never ending. Explain why, even in a religious sense, it is not possible for a person to ever learn everything there is to know.

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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