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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. When does a person learn the Insights?

2. What does Wilson James say he wants to find?

3. Why is the narrator unable to relax on the plane to Peru?

4. What is the example of the Fourth Insight that takes place at dinner?

5. What does Sarah tell the narrator is possible to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the purpose of the drive into the Andes the morning after the narrator is rescued by Wilson.

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

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

4. Who is Sarah and how does she begin telling the narrator about the third Insight?

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

6. What happens when the narrator is told to observe some students sitting in front of some plants?

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

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

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

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 about argument. In the essay you are not talking about enlightened exchange of ideas. Rather, you will focus on those arguments for which there can be no clear winner such as Sarah's argument with the German and Father Sanchez' disagreement with the Cardinal. Discuss the negative effects of such arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on personality characteristics of aggressive and passive people. Give some examples of each kind of personality. Suggest some ways that those characteristics might be modified.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about fear. In the essay mention how fear is immobilizing and give examples on the order of the deer staring into the headlights of an approaching car. Also include ways of overcoming fear in order to act on a perceived danger.

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