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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 type of bookstore did David take Shirley to after working out?

2. When Shirley returned to Los Angeles after the convention trip, who did she run into?

3. What was Gerry's political agenda?

4. Where did Shirley and Gerry see trainers feed animals?

5. What did Shirley's friends claim about their meetings with Johannsen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Edgar Cayce discover he was a medium?

2. Why was it important to Shirley to avoid the reporters when she visited Gerry in Hawaii?

3. When Gerry claimed to be obsessed by Shirley, what did he mean and why did it upset him?

4. How did Shirley feel about the constant deception required of her relationship with Gerry?

5. Why was Shirley interested in travel?

6. Shirley used her first professional paycheck to build an apartment. What does this tell the reader about Shirley?

7. What was the issue that caused a problem between Shirley and Gerry in Stockholm?

8. How did Shirley become interested in the spiritual journeys her friends were taking?

9. Why did David take Shirley to the Bodhi Tree bookstore?

10. What influence did Shirley's parents have on her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shirley wrote in-depth about experiences she had with two mediums, Kevin and Johannsen. Write an essay on the experience she had with one of these mediums, answering the following questions.

1) What was she seeking when she went to speak with the medium?

2) What answers did she get from the medium?

3) How did the visit to the medium change her?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Shirley's career as an actress.

1) Why did she get involved in show business?

2) What was her level of success as an actress?

3) What were her feelings regarding this career?

Essay Topic 3

Support or refute the following topic, citing examples from the text: Shirley was not successful in love because her career success was intimidating to men.

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