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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 was the author's destination for his journey when he told people about his plans in 2011?

2. What was Weston boiling into a potion when the author met up with him in Nicaragua in Chapter 9?

3. What Bible verse is cited with, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly" (102)?

4. Where was Stewart living when he was deported from America?

5. Who are the Instagram executives that the author and Weston met with in San Francisco?

Short Essay Questions

1. What paradox does the author describe in growing up in the Prologue?

2. What was Jed's family like growing up? How would you describe his parents' relationship?

3. Who is Miguel and how did the author encounter him?

4. What did the author learn about the commerce of Nexpa when he arrived?

5. What caused the author's trip to be halted in Nexpa?

6. What did the author do to prepare for his journey?

7. Where did the author work before he began his journey?

8. What does the author remark about the TV show Will and Grace in Chapter 6?

9. How does the author describe his religious background?

10. Who inspired the author to take his journey? How?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the plot structure and development in To Shake the Sleeping Self. Where would you denote the narrative's climax? How does the author build up to that climax? What information is related in the falling action and denouement of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss three examples of irony in To Shake the Sleeping Self. How does this example serve the story? What is its effect? What type of irony is employed in each example?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's relationship with his father. How close is the author with his father? What does the author think of his father's girlfriend Kelley? How would you compare the author's relationship with his father with his relationship with his mother?

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