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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. Who dies at the end of the Sixth Veil?
2. What does the detective see in Ellen Cherry's apartment to make him suspicious?
3. What animal plays a role in Boomer's sculpture?
4. Who hears Spike and Ellen Cherry after hours in the I &I?
5. Who tells Ellen Cherry that Buddy is going ahead with his plan to blow up the Dome of the Rock?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Patsy's question concerning second marriage bother Buddy?
2. Describe the appeal of the belly dancer, Salome, to the male audience.
3. Throughout the novel so far, Ellen Cherry seems to be cosmically bound to the group of objects. As they try to escape, Buddy catches two of them. Which objects does he catch and is Buddy also cosmically connected to the objects? Why?
4. Explain the Vice President's concern regarding Buddy's plan to blow up the Dome of the Rock.
5. Is there a reason why Dirty Sock is the only object left behind when the objects escape and never makes it to Jerusalem?
6. Explain the conversation that Ellen Cherry has with Patsy on the phone the day after she sleeps with Spike.
7. Is there symbolic significance in the event when Ellen Cherry, having determined to paint again, goes looking for Turn Around Norman and finds Buddy instead?
8. Why do you think that Robbins ends the novel with Spoon?
9. What is Uncle Buddy's reasoning for attempting to blow up the Dome of the Rock?
10. What is the effect of the high definition TV that Spike gave to the I & I?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Over the course of this novel, Ellen Cherry undergoes many personal changes. When we first meet her, she is an artist. Soon, however, she is married and struggling both with her art and her marriage. Ultimately, she seems to come to terms with both. How does she manage to do this? In what ways does Ellen Cherry change and grow as a person throughout the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Explore the significance of Isaac and Ishmael's. Describe the symbolism of the restaurant as well as it's political implications. The narrator talks a lot about this in the fourth veil, when the restaurant is introduced. Include this information, but don't limit your discussion to it. You may also want to consider the significance of Spike and Abu's backgrounds and characters.
Essay Topic 3
How does the historical perspective provided by the objects, Spike, and Abu influence the way we perceive the events of the story? Is the story be the same without Robbins' historical account and interpretation of the conflict in Jerusalem? In what ways is it different? Cite at least three specific examples where the historical background has a significant impact on the reader's understanding of the narrative.
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