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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. Where does the group want to stop for a drink?

2. What do the young girls in red chant?

3. Who does Sophia remind Phil of?

4. What character is Eric Lampton playing?

5. What does Phil say the low humming he hears sounds like?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What instructions does Sophia give Fat and the group?

3. What is Sophie's opinion on Eric and LInda?

4. What does Kevin discover about Nixon in this section?

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

6. Who does Linda say she and Eric are?

7. Why does Kevin claim Sophia is not the savior?

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

9. What does Eric tell Horselover Fat on the phone?

10. How does Mini's music effect David?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Fat come back in the last few chapters of the book? What does it say about Phil's state in the last few chapters that Fat leaves for Europe?

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

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