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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. What does the writer tell the readers the Cuban children asked him for?

2. How does the writer reply in Spanish to the Cuban children?

3. What does Bernard do when Leigh-Cheri insults him?

4. What happens to Chuck when Leigh-Cheri finally opens her window?

5. When will Leigh-Cheri receive her gift?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Leigh-Cheri visit the pyramid the night before her wedding to A'ben Fizel?

2. What does Leigh-Cheri begin to do while she is in her self-imposed solitary confinement?

3. Why does the writer say his new typewriter will have to cope with letters, words and sentence structures that no other typewriter has ever had?

4. Prior to being given the name of Bernard Mickey Wrangle, what was Bernard's name?

5. What kind of ending did this novel have?

6. What is Leigh-Cheri's shocking find when she goes to the pyramid?

7. What does Leigh-Cheri do on her birthday?

8. What condition is there to the marriage of Leigh-Cheri to A'ben Fizel?

9. What drastic measure does Leigh-Cheri do to show her support and love for Bernard while he is in prison?

10. What is Bernard's reaction to Leigh-Cheri's self-imposed solitary confinement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Leigh-Cheri sell A'ben Fizel on the idea of building a pyramid? Wasn't it a far-fetched idea? Why did he agree, knowing the project would take a long time and a lot of money to complete? Was it a loving gesture or a business deal? What kind of relationship did they have? Were they in love or business partners with fringe benefits?

Essay Topic 2

What is the symbolism of the pyramids on the pack of Camels and the dollar bill? What is the symbolism of the man and the camel on the pack of Camel cigarettes?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Gulietta's claim to the throne of the Furstenberg-Barcalona's home country. Why was Leigh-Cheri by-passed?

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