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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 church does David follow?

2. What type of pills are Nembutals?

3. What is the name of Horselover Fat's son?

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

5. From which country does Fat receive letters?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Fat think Zebra is?

3. What does Maurice make Fat realize about himself?

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

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

6. How does the author describe Fat's apartment in Santa Ana?

7. What evidence does Bob give in this section that he is as Fat claims a schizoid?

8. What problems is Fat having with his health in this section?

9. What dreams does Fat say he has been having?

10. Which of Fat's material does the author use for his book Through a Scanner Darkly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is deep religious belief often connected with mental illness? Is there evidence that Horselover Fat's search for the fifth savior is a disconnection from reality?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

What does Maurice make Fat see about himself? How do Maurice's words affect Fat?

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