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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. What did the narrator pretend in order to finish his work in a previous life?
2. What people does the narrator say espoused the idea of one God first?
3. Why do the narrator and Wil become aware of Feyman?
4. Into what did the narrator say the freedom of the 1960's grow?
5. What does the narrator believe about every individual who comes to earth as a human?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when the Group decide to try and end the Experiment by combining their energies?
2. What does Wil say about the scenarios the narrator saw?
3. Into what is the narrator drawn in hell and what does he see?
4. What does the narrator say he realized about humans born into the world?
5. What did the narrator see begin to emerge that changed the way humans interacted with the world?
6. What happens to the group from the cave in Chapter 8 as they go towards the building with the Experiment?
7. Who is one of the souls the narrator recognizes in hell?
8. What does the narrator urge Wil to do?
9. What does the narrator discuss with Wil concerning the Christian church?
10. How does the narrator connect Charlene with one of his previous lives?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The idea of Birth Vision, Wil explains, is an explanation of commonly reported near death experiences in which a dying individual reports that his/her life has "flashed before her eyes". In the same way, the concept of Soul Group is an explanation of a similarly reported near death experience in which dying individuals experience themselves as being welcomed by a group of unidentifiable but familiar and loving souls.
1. If one was to assume that there is indeed a Birth Vision, what do you think would be the purpose of forgetting it as soon as one is born? Does that seem inefficient as far as accomplishing a task on earth? Why or why not?
2. Explain, in the context of this entire book, and in the context of what you think is true, why a Birth Vision is called that in this book. Why might it not be called a Death Vision, given the circumstances under which one has it?
3. Taking the concept of Soul Group as being true and reincarnation as being true, what do you think would be a good reason to have a Soul Group, both on earth in physical incarnation and on the other plane as spiritual entities? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
The narration creates a sense of mystery, engaging the reader in the narrator's quest for truth. In this case, there are two different truths - what happened to Charlene, and what is the nature of the Tenth Insight.
1. Explain what you think the above statements mean. Use examples from the text to support your answer.
2. Using just the text from the first chapter, argue whether the search for Charlene is the most important aspect of the story or the nature of the Tenth Insight.
3. Explain what about the sense of mystery in the first chapter goaded you to continue reading the book. Use examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 6, and indeed throughout the novel, storytelling can clearly be seen as a function of thematic agenda - what happens happens because the author wants to make his philosophical point. This manifests here perhaps more blatantly and directly from other novels without such overt agendas, but at its core the purpose of storytelling remains the same no matter what story is being told - to awaken some sort of reaction and/or increased insight in the reader.
1. Explain, with examples why the first sentence above is true.
2. Why do you think a novel that overtly has an agenda would use most of the actions of the characters, the subplots, the behaviors and situations to advance that agenda more so than a typical novel.
3. Do you think the purpose of storytelling is the same no matter what story is being told - to awaken some sort of reaction and/or increased insight in the reader? Why or why not?
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