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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day does Alice meet with her friend to take peyote in Chapter 17?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Saturday.

2. Who does Alice speak privately with about Shura at her first group meeting?
(a) Roger.
(b) Sam.
(c) Ben.
(d) Michael.

3. Shura's work in Chapter 5 is interrupted by the death of whom?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His wife.

4. What is Shura's last name in the novel?
(a) O'Mannon.
(b) Shulgin.
(c) Skawinski.
(d) Bordorin.

5. Shura claims in Chapter 14 that power can only be found in what?
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Words.
(c) Emotions.
(d) Acts.

6. About how many people arrive at Alice's party in Chapter 19?
(a) Ten.
(b) Forty.
(c) Six.
(d) Thirty.

7. Who lived with Alice in a housing project when she was poverty-ridden?
(a) William.
(b) Christopher.
(c) Brian.
(d) James.

8. On what day does Alice go to visit Shura in Chapter 23?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Saturday.

9. In what year did Shura first take the drug mescaline?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1955.

10. With whom is the protagonist having an affair in Chapter 15?
(a) Helen.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Ursula.
(d) Alice.

11. Who offers Shura a job in Chapter 7?
(a) Captain Pinkerton.
(b) Martin Sneisman.
(c) Dr. Andrew A. Shullman.
(d) Dr. Franz Woolverton.

12. Whose picture does Shura show Alice in Chapter 22?
(a) Helen's.
(b) Amy's.
(c) Margaret's.
(d) Ursula's.

13. For what company does the protagonist work after finishing his degree?
(a) Dole Chemical Company.
(b) Humboldt Chemical Company.
(c) Pfeisser Drug Company.
(d) Glaxo-Smith Klein Drug Company.

14. What is the state of trance referred to by Alice in Chapter 16?
(a) The Spiral.
(b) The Void.
(c) The White Light.
(d) The Nothing.

15. What drug does Shura synthesize in Chapter 9?
(a) LSD.
(b) THC.
(c) DOM.
(d) PCP.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shura built his own what in order to play alone in his childhood?

2. After meeting, Alice invites Shura to a party for what occasion?

3. What drug does a woman claim helps her overcome her guilt for euthanizing her mother?

4. Which room does Alice see first when Shura shows her his farm?

5. What drug does Shura take with Alice, after receiving a letter in Chapter 24?

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