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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. After meeting Father Carl at Machu Picchu, why does the narrator remain there when the priest goes home?

2. When does Julia continue her instruction about the Eighth Insight?

3. What does Julia see that causes her to try and separate the narrator and Marjorie?

4. What advice is the narrator given about finding his way?

5. Who do Father Sanchez and the narrator come across on the way to Machu Picchu?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the narrator and Marjorie escape the soldiers on the way to see Sebastian?

2. Tell a little about the exchange between the narrator and Father Sanchez the morning after the narrator is rescued.

3. Describe the narrator's first attempt at using the Eighth Insight.

4. Asking about his dream, how does the narrator get information about the Seventh Insight?

5. What are the rapidly developing situations after the narrator makes eye contact with a man in the restaurant?

6. Describe how Marjorie gets arrested.

7. Comment on the narrator's out of body experience.

8. Describe how the conversation turns back at Father Carl's house.

9. Explain how the Eighth Insight helps Julia understand what is going on between the narrator and Marjorie.

10. How will Father Carl help the narrator?

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 on why the Manuscript had to be completely destroyed at the end of the parable. Include the idea that for a copy to remain, the story would become simply an action adventure rather than a parable. Select a story like one of the Indiana Jones adventures to show the difference between a parable and just an exciting story.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the importance of keeping an open mind. Good examples to use in contrast are Father Sanchez and Cardinal Sebastian. Include examples of social problems like racism and right to life stances can only be resolved through open minded discussion and action.

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