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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At her first group meeting, Alice meets John ____.
(a) Michaels.
(b) Perry.
(c) Sellars.
(d) Blithe.

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

3. What is Shura doing the morning after Alice's party?
(a) Making coffee.
(b) Weeping.
(c) Playing piano.
(d) Reading a paper.

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

5. Who is Christopher's stepmother?
(a) Irene.
(b) Samantha.
(c) Martha.
(d) Katherine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accidentally ingests LSD in Chapter 3?

2. What is the drug MDMA more commonly known as today?

3. What museum does Alice go to after taking peyote?

4. Chapter 4 concerns Shura's experiments with what drug?

5. What drug does Shura experiment with at the conference in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. From whose point of view is Chapter 16 told? What does this character detail?

2. What exposition does Shura reveal following his wife's death?

3. What drug does Shura synthesize in Chapter 9? How is this substance described?

4. Describe Shura's family and friendships in his childhood.

5. What are some of the bad traits Alice describes of herself and Shura in Chapter 28?

6. Who does Alice meet in Chapter 23? What does Shura announce?

7. What were Shura's education plans following high school? How did they turn out?

8. What does Shura reveal to Alice about Ursula in Chapter 20? What is her response?

9. What is Shura's relationship to Dr. Andrew Walker Scott?

10. Where and when does Alice meet Shura?

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