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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. Complete the following sentence "Make straight in the desert a highway..."

2. What does Fat want to find in China?

3. What does falparsi mean in Arabic?

4. What country does Fat fly to first?

5. What is the name of the dynamite screenplay the author says he has written?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Phil dream about in this section?

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

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

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

8. Who does Sophia say Horselover Fat is?

9. How does Eric become Fremount?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Fat's exegesis.

1. What is Fat trying to explore in his exegesis?

2. Why is Fat's exegesis so important to him?

3. How does Fat's exegesis help him to find Sophia?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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