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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. From where does Chelgrin's daughter disappear?

2. Of whom does Alex suddenly realize Joanna resembles?

3. How does the man warn Alex?

4. Why does Mariko think Joanna should see a psychiatrist?

5. What do Alex and Joanna do before going through the Chelgrin file?

Short Essay Questions

1. What evidence does Joanna show Alex and what does he do with it?

2. What does Alex do at the hospital, who does he call, and what does he tell that person?

3. What new character is introduced in Chapter 32 and what might the reader suspect about him and why?

4. Why does Joanna run from Nijo Castle and what does she do after she gets outside?

5. What happens to Joanna that might suggest she is Lisa? What do you think it might mean?

6. What does Alex tell Joanna about Thomas Chelgrin and his daugther?

7. What does Carrera learn about Joanna from a phone call and how does he respond? What might the reader deduce from this response?

8. What nightmare awakens Joanna at the beginning of the novel and what does she do when she gets up?

9. Where was Joanna born and why is she in Japan?

10. What does Joanna finally decide about her nightmares and why do you think Alex agreed to help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alex is clearly falling in love despite his protests that love does not exist and that he would never fall in love, especially after such a short time.

1. How long do you think people should know each other before declaring love? Do you think Alex is falling in love or is it just sexual attraction? Why or why not?

2. What are some of the thoughts and behaviors in the text that demonstrate to you that Alex is falling in love with Joanna?

3. There are many psychologist that say there's no such thing as falling in love, it is all just a chemical reaction between two physical bodies. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Joanna suddenly begins reciting an odd sentence. Alex recognizes the line from a science fiction novel called The Demolished Man. Inamura has gotten a copy of The Demolished Man and uses it to give Joanna an answering sentence to overcome the posthypnotic suggestion that has blocked her answers to Inamura's questions.

1. Discuss symbolism in literature and why the book used for Joanna's post hypnotic sentence was an example of symbolism.

2. The Demolished Man is a novel, a full length book. Discuss narrative contrivance in view of Inamura being able to find the exact sentence to bring Joanna out of the suggestion in an entire book.

3. Compare and contrast the characters of Inamura and how he uses hypnosis and Herr Doktor and his techniques. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Under further regression, Joanna also reveals that all her memories of Lisa Chelgrin are gone and that she will most likely never recover them. The completeness of this brainwashing should be frightening to the reader, showing how vulnerable Lisa Chelgrin was and how violating Herr Doktor was toward her, both physically and mentally.

1. What do you think is the emotional impact of finding out you are not who you thought you were? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Discuss in depth the moral and legal implications of what Herr Doktor did to Lisa. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. It would be one thing to find out you were a different person than you thought you were. What would be the farther impact on Lisa of finding out that not only was she a different person than she thought but that her early memories are completely gone so she'll never know exactly who she was?

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