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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. Where do Sherri and Fat share an apartment?

2. Which character does Horselover Fat call a schizoid?

3. What language did Fat claim to have prayed in when he was on LSD?

4. What planet did Zebra come from?

5. What does Horselover Fat claim brought Stephanie into existence?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which of Fat's material does the author use for his book Through a Scanner Darkly?

2. How does Fat try to get early release from the mental institute?

3. What does Fat say was the reason he tried to kill himself?

4. Why did Gloria eventually decide to kill herself?

5. Who is Stephanie?

6. What happened to Kevin's cat?

7. How did Fat try to kill himself after his wife left him?

8. Why does the author say Fat put up with Kevin?

9. What problems is Fat having with his health in this section?

10. Why is the ceramic pot so important to Fat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

How does the film VALiS change Fat and his friend's life? What happens in the film that suggests Fat is not crazy after all? What does is say about Fat and his friends that they are so drawn in by the film?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Nixon presidency cast such a shadow over the story? Why does Dick think the world had to be saved from his tyranny? Did the world become a better place after Nixon had left office?

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