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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. Where does Shura go with Alice and her family for dinner in Chapter 41?

2. What is Dante's wife's name?

3. The dosage listed for BOHD is greater than how many milligrams?

4. Another name for the drug Ariadne is what?

5. Shura compares the treatment of the Jews during _____ to the treatment of drug users in the United States as they both serve as scapegoats for bigger problems.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the effect of Alice taking DESOXY in Chapter 38?

2. What celebration takes place in Chapter 36? What drug is suggested?

3. What is Shura's reaction to Aleph, in The Chemical Story Part One?

4. What does Shura say of urine tests and propaganda in Chapter 42?

5. What does Shura say of a mental fugue in Chapter 37?

6. Who writes a letter to Ursula in Chapter 29? Why?

7. Where do Alice and Shura go in Chapter 35? Why?

8. What event takes place in Chapter 34?

9. What does Alice imagine herself as under the influence of DESOXY?

10. Chapter 39 consists mostly of a report written by Dante Sandeman after taking the drug 2C-T-7. What takes place the night before?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss psilocybin and mescaline. How do these organic drugs differ from the syntheses created by the author? Describe the conversation between Alice and Shura regarding nature versus synthesis.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the characters of Ursula and Dolph in Pihkal, A Chemical Love Story. Where do they live? How do they know the protagonist? What role do they play in the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the substances 2C-B and DOM. What experiences do the characters have with each of these? What are their chemical makeup, dosage, and duration?

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