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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 kind of drugs did Stephanie refuse to sell?

2. What does the author say caused Horselover Fat to slip by degrees into madness?

3. What famous rock star's face does Gloria have leering from her t-shirt?

4. How does Gloria eventually kill herself?

5. What kind of car does the author say he clambered into in the middle of Gloria's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Fat think Zebra is?

2. How does Fat interpret the dream about living in a nice house with a pretty wife?

3. Why does Kevin think God is so stupid?

4. How did Fat help save Christopher's life?

5. Why does Maurice think Sherri is a rip off merchant?

6. What does Sherri say about the Soviet tanks during World War Two?

7. Describe the picture of Gloria that Mrs. Knudson sends Horselover Fat?

8. What does Fat do with Gloria the day she visits him?

9. How did Fat try to kill himself after his wife left him?

10. Who is Stephanie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Nixon presidency cast such a shadow over the story? Why does Dick think the world had to be saved from his tyranny? Did the world become a better place after Nixon had left office?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Zebra and how is he supposed to save the world? In what way is Zebra based in aspects of Greek mythology?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Fat's exegesis.

1. What is Fat trying to explore in his exegesis?

2. Why is Fat's exegesis so important to him?

3. How does Fat's exegesis help him to find Sophia?

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