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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the author unable to connect with?
(a) Pachita.
(b) The spirit of God.
(c) Hermanito.
(d) The healing spirit.

2. What important part of the plot happens during this section of the book?
(a) The resolution.
(b) The introduction.
(c) The climax.
(d) The exposition.

3. While clearing her life of the occult, what does Johanna also clear her life of?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Her lovers.
(c) Unhealthy ways of living.
(d) Her new religious friends.

4. What is Johanna's ultimate purpose that will be revealed later in the novel?
(a) She aims to please Pachita.
(b) She does not wish to be aligned with God.
(c) She wishes to sell more books.
(d) She is "preparing the way" for new believers.

5. When does the author feel she really commits herself to Jesus?
(a) After meeting Randolph.
(b) After meeting Birdie an Os.
(c) When she speaks with Kim.
(d) After a trying day with Pachita.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Hermanito chosen Pachita?

2. Does Johanna ever see Pachita again after visiting Europe?

3. Who does the author meet after joining a couple of organizations?

4. What of the author's shift in this section?

5. If someone disagrees with the author what would the author assume about the individual?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Pachita and Hermanito first come together into their practice?

2. Who suggests that Johanna go abroad to take time for herself? What does she find on her travels?

3. How can the inner witness be infallible?

4. How does Johanna determine that her old beliefs are incorrect?

5. What is the "inner witness" that the author present to the reader?

6. Upon returning to the United States, what groups does Johanna begin to join?

7. According to Johanna, why is it so easy for many people to be misled by occultism.

8. How should believers test their community leaders and religious leaders?

9. What must all people study according to Johanna?

10. As Johanna continues to work with Pachita, who does Johanna feel she is having difficulty connecting with?

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