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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 does the author say Fat resembled more than a Buddha?

2. Why did Sherri say that God took Kevin's cat?

3. Where does Fat recognize the verses that Eric recited from?

4. What does the name Buddha mean?

5. What country does Fat fly to first?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Eric interpret the term Buddha in the park

2. What does Phil dream about in this section?

3. What did Sherri tell Kevin about his dead cat?

4. What has Fat found out from his travels to Greece?

5. How does Phil react to Fat's assertion that he will travel around the world to find the fifth savior?

6. What strange thing happens to Phil whilst watching Saturday morning television?

7. How does Kevin think the film parallels Fat's experiences?

8. Why do the group call themselves the Rhipidon society?

9. What does Fat think will happen to Wagner at the gates of heaven?

10. What does Phil remember from March 1974?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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