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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. While on her trip in Chapter 30, Alice realizes that what is useless?

2. The author mentions the combination of the drug 2C-B with what other psychedelic in The Chemical Story Part One?

3. With whom does Shura go on a hike while on his retreat?

4. What drug does Shura take on his hike in Chapter 40?

5. Another name for the drug Ariadne is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the views of the group change in Chapter 39 regarding God?

2. What does Shura write of his earliest experiences with 2C-B in The Chemical Story Part One?

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

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

5. What is the viewpoint of the DEA regarding Pihkal? Why?

6. What event takes place in Chapter 34?

7. What is Shura's take of Aleph-7 in The Chemical Story Part One?

8. What is the lecture that Shura gives about in Chapter 42?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the protagonist of Book One of Pihkal, A Chemical Love Story. What are Shura's main characteristics? What obstacles and conflicts does he face in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Define the term "nucleotides," and discuss how they function in the body. How do psychedelics affect this functioning? What is Shura's theory of nucleotides?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the reactions of the characters in Book One under the influence of the drug 2C-B. What is the chemical makeup of this substance? Who originated it? When?

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