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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 does Zoe really think of Nathaniel's Kiss?

2. During his psychedelic therapy, Tony imagines himself doing what?

3. According to Lars, he only takes what kind of client?

4. After Tony jumps to the rafters in Chapter 57, what happens to him?

5. During the psychedelic therapy, what advice does Masha give Heather?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the guests react to Masha drugging them?

2. What does Tony experience during the psychedelic therapy?

3. What is the object in the rafters? What is its meaning, according to Masha?

4. What happens when the defense presentations begin in Chapter 67? Whose presentation calms Masha?

5. What prompts the guests to experience a "dark night of the soul"? What does Tony learn during this time?

6. What does the group realize about the fire? Who realizes the door is unlocked?

7. According to Yao's reflections in Chapter 54, how did undergoing psychedelic therapy help Yao?

8. How is Masha "defeated" in Chapter 73?

9. What does Carmel experience during the psychedelic therapy? What does she learn about herself?

10. How does Jessica's announcement disrupt her marriage in Chapter 52? What does Jessica realize as a result?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using alternating perspectives. How does viewing the action through the eyes of multiple characters affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through just one of their perspectives?

Essay Topic 2

Morality (or the lack thereof) plays a big role in the lives of the main characters. Discuss three characters who act according to their own internal sense of morality. Are their actions moral in the eyes of the majority? What are the consequences of their moral (or not-so-moral) behavior?

Essay Topic 3

Frances finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the characters involved.

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