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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 will people need to overcome their restlessness?

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

3. What does Charlene tell the narrator about?

4. What is easier at sunrise or sunset?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain the effect Jensen has on the narrator and how Wil gets him away.

4. What contribution does the next person add to the narrator's understanding of the Third Insight?

5. Describe the coincidence that occurs when the narrator forms a plan of action.

6. As Wil and the narrator head out, what advice does he offer the narrator?

7. Why is Charlene so interested in giving this Manuscript information to the narrator?

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

9. Why did Dobson write to the Peruvian government?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the importance of keeping an open mind. Good examples to use in contrast are Father Sanchez and Cardinal Sebastian. Include examples of social problems like racism and right to life stances can only be resolved through open minded discussion and action.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on New Age thought. Note in your essay that the term New Age may be misleading since it has existed as early as the eighteenth century. In your essay suggest why so many people have been drawn to the New Age way of thinking.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the subject "Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows." The thrust of the essay includes how the church and Certain scientists are united in opposing the Manuscript. Normally, there is more of a conflict between the church and science. Explain why they are united against the Manuscript.

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