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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 do Fat's friends agree on after they watch Valis for the second time?

2. Who does Phil new deny the existence of?

3. Why does Linda say she finds it difficult so believe Sophia is dead?

4. What kind of drink does Phil fix for Christopher?

5. What country does Fat decide to travel to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Linda say she and Eric are?

3. How do the characters live change for the better in chapter fourteen?

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

5. Who does Sophia say Horselover Fat is?

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

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

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

9. Why does Fat want to travel to China and France?

10. What does Phil dream about in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What evidence is there to prove that everything, including the Lamptons and Sophia was a fake and the group was duped? Why is Fat unable to stop believing the fifth savior? How does his behavior affect the rest of the group?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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