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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. As they prepare to go to separate hotels, what do Dobson and the narrator do?

2. What is the preoccupation Dobson says is keeping humans from understanding the First Insight?

3. Why does the narrator call the police?

4. What do the energized plants offer humans?

5. What does the narrator decide he wants to do after meeting Wil James?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the narrator and Dobson exchange hotel addresses at the airport?

2. Explain how Redfield introduces the element of suspense in his novel.

3. Why can the narrator not sleep on the plane?

4. What is the first coincidence that occurs with the narrator on the way to Cula?

5. How does Redfield let the reader know what the narrator is going to do?

6. Describe the breakthrough the narrator has while Sarah is confronting the German scientists.

7. Describe Wil's caution to the narrator.

8. Explain why Wil does not tell the narrator everything at once.

9. How does the narrator get hooked up with Wilson James after Dobson is shot?

10. How does Redfield initiate the intrigue that runs through the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the value of friends. Use examples from the novel that describe what we call social networking today. In the essay differentiate between face to face networking and the anonymous networking on internet sites.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on parables. In the essay explain how parables make it easier for people to understand a deeper meaning. On a very basic level, you might want to refer to some of Aesop's fables.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the mysticism surrounding Machu Picchu. Why does such a place inspire metaphysical ideas and thought? Explain the element of unknown history that inspires supernatural explanations for what cannot be proven otherwise.

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