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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 planet did Zebra come from?

2. Why is Beth disgusted with Fat?

3. For what reason does the author state Gloria killed herself?

4. What language did Fat claim to have prayed in when he was on LSD?

5. For which 1977 novel does the author say he used some of Fat's notes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Fat try to get early release from the mental institute?

4. What does Thamos find out for Fat?

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

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

7. How did Horselover Fat try to stop Gloria from killing herself?

8. Why does David think Sherri contracted cancer?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the book.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

What evidence is there that Fat is a Buddha? Why can't Fat realize he is one of the spiritual people he is looking for?

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