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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 is the name of the main character?

2. What does the author say Kevin lived to do?

3. Which of Fat's friends owned a cat?

4. Why is the author furious that doctors saved Sherri?

5. Which famous psychologist talked about phylogenic memory?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Kevin think God is so stupid?

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

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

8. What vision does Fat have in March 1974?

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

10. Why does David think Sherri contracted cancer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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