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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. Masochists, crocodile god worshipers, and would-be martyrs prove the _________ does not work.

2. Shimoda worries about Richard not liking ____________, but Richard admits he enjoys bouncing ideas around, if not being worshiped or depended on.

3. The male caller believes he is free to come over to the station and ________________.

4. The book tells Richard after Shimoda dies that, "Everything in this book may be ___________."

5. What does Shimoda have to say about the idea of people destroying the earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Richard continue to do, though the outcome never changes?

2. What is the concise answer Richard gives to Shimoda's question from #45?

3. What happens when Richard is refueling his plane?

4. What causes Richard to threaten violence to the vision Shimoda shows to Richard?

5. When does Shimoda confess to feeling lonely in his life?

6. What is a thought form used for, according to Shimoda?

7. What does Richard conclude about Shimoda and his relationship to the world?

8. What does the host of the Jeff Sykes Talk Show suggest about gypsy piloting?

9. How does Richard respond to Shimoda's warning that he will lose 90% of his audience if he is not short?

10. How does Shimoda respond when the talk show host infers the idea that gypsy piloting is illegal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea of a Messiah being able to quit is a unique idea in the eyes of most readers.

Part 1: How is the term Messiah defined in this story?

Part 2: Why does Shimoda want to quit his position as a Messiah?

Part 3: How does Shimoda end up quitting his role as the Master or Messiah?

Essay Topic 2

Richard does have troubles with the idea of walking through walls, even though he has done a number of other things that have proven to him that it can be possible.

Part 1: What are some of the ways in which Richard has begun to break down his ideas of what is real and what is illusion?

Part 2: Why can't Richard make the jump from what he has done to walking through walls?

Part 3: Why doesn't Shimoda just give Richard an answer as to how to walk through walls?

Essay Topic 3

The references to Christianity are many in this book. They allow the reader to see the similarities in the stories, as well as some obvious differences.

Part 1: Cite at least two scenes that might be comparable to Biblical stories.

Part 2: Might Shimoda be the person some call Jesus? Why or why not?

Part 3: What does this book seem to be saying about the idea of religion?

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