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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 Fat like to call God's message?

2. Which character does Horselover Fat call a schizoid?

3. What kind of text does Dr. Stone give Fat a translation of?

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

5. Who said "the nature of things is in habit of concealing itself."?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the ceramic pot so important to Fat?

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

3. Why did Gloria eventually decide to kill herself?

4. Why does David think Sherri contracted cancer?

5. Who does Fat think Zebra is?

6. Why does Fat think it is a good idea to flee Canada?

7. How does a huge hit of LSD effect Fat in 1964?

8. Why does Kevin think God is so stupid?

9. Who does Fat think are the three eyed people?

10. How does the author describe Maurice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1970s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

What does the novel say about religion as a whole? Do Dick's ides still hold relevance today?

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