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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. Where does Charles die?

2. Who does Shirin say is one of the stupidest men she has ever met?

3. Who brought Christianity to the Romans, according to a conversation between Shirin and Jared?

4. Shirin says the the real gods write in what rather than words?

5. What kind of car does Shirin drive?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Shirin, now B, cry to Jared in the May 24 (2 a.m.) entry?

2. What does B say to Jared about the lunacy within individual cultures?

3. What does B tell Jared about St. Paul?

4. What does B say her objective is in regard to vision?

5. How does B react when Jared says his superior is Lulfre?

6. Describe the anonymous phone call Jared receives at his hotel room after he hears Charles give a lecture for the first time.

7. How does Jared feel after he hears Charles give a lecture for the first time?

8. What happens when B and Jared visit "Meyer-Uberbleibselen" together?

9. In what way do Takers see the world, according to B?

10. What does Charles tell Jared about the master's two sets of teaching?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the fossil Charles buys for Jared. Why does he give Jared the fossil? What does it represent? How does Jared feel about the fossil? What do his feelings say about the way he feels about Charles?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the use of the Antichrist in the novel. What is the Antichrist? What role does the Antichrist play in the novel? What is the significance of this concept? What point do you think the author is trying to make through the presence of the Antichrist in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Explore Jared's initial reaction when he hears Charles's lecture. What does he think of the message? Why does the lecture upset him? What does he seem to think of Charles?

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