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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 kind of alcohol does Kevin bring into the living room?

2. What does falparsi mean in Arabic?

3. What is the title of the film Fat goes to see with his friends in this section?

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

5. What does Phil think Fat will do now that Sophia is dead?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Linda say she and Eric are?

3. What does Phil remember from March 1974?

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

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

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

7. What do the group think is strange about Ferris F. Fremount's name?

8. What contact does Fat say VALIS has had with him?

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

10. How does Eric get a third eye?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Horselover Fat need to find the fifth savior? What will it do for his life if he does find what he is looking for?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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