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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. Who are Father Sanchez and the narrator expecting to see near Machu Picchu?

2. How do Father Sanchez and Father Carl explain their calmness during this time of danger?

3. What does Father Carl say led the narrator to his present location looking for the Manuscript?

4. Who is the head priest at the prison?

5. In a feeling of euphoria, what happens to the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

1. Mention something about the warning Pablo gives the narrator before he is taken to see Cardinal Sebastian.

2. Describe the priest's instruction to experience the Fifth Insight.

3. How does Father Sanchez begin explaining the Seventh Insight to the narrator?

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

5. Describe how Marjorie gets arrested.

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

7. How will Father Carl help the narrator?

8. Relate what happens when gunfire erupts in the village of Cula.

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

10. Describe the coincidences that follow the narrator's choice of forks in the road.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about sudden discovery, that light bulb moment when something is suddenly made clear. Write this essay from a general perspective rather than a spiritual one. Use examples like the moment you began to understand chemistry or algebra.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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