4. What does Roland Abu Hadee do after he is kicked out of school?
(a) Takes a road trip.
(b) Joins a religious commune.
(c) Works as a waiter.
(d) Works as a dishwasher.

5. Where do the objects hide when they get to Manhattan?
(a) A gas station.
(b) Ellen Cherry's apartment.
(c) A cathedral.
(d) The I & I.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boomer Petway use to trick Ellen Cherry Charles into marrying him?

2. How does Spoon end up with Ellen Cherry?

3. What does Ellen Cherry want to paint after she finishes painting mountains?

4. Where is the first place Ellen Cherry goes after she leaves art school?

5. The only time we see Buddy at home, what is he doing that is unusual for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the symbolism of the I & I.

2. All of the objects are given a gender except Can 'o Beans. Why is this significant?

3. Why do you think that Ellen Cherry wants Boomer to call her "Jezebel" when they are intimate?

4. Why does Boomer turn an airstream into a Turkey?

5. Robbins writes, "Those people who recognize that imagination is reality's master, we call 'sages', and those who act upon it, we call 'artists.'" What do you think he means by this and why is the distinction important?

6. When Buddy goes to answer a knock at his door, he has an erection from reading about a Christian wife who goes to bed with her make-up on. What does this incident tell us about Buddy?

7. What is the relationship between the first veil that is revealed and the actions of the novel so far?

8. What do we learn about Ellen Cherry in the first few sections of the novel?

9. Describe Ellen Cherry's eye game.

10. The fifth veil has to do with removing the illusion of the value of money. Is money's value really an illusion? Explain why or why not.

(see the answer keys)

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