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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. Who does Fat avoid talking about to show he is sane?

2. What part of the Bible does Maurice demand Fat reads?

3. What subject did Edward Hussey teach?

4. Where does Horselover Fat call his journal?

5. What kind of text does Dr. Stone give Fat a translation of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Fat interpret the dream about living in a nice house with a pretty wife?

3. Why did Gloria eventually decide to kill herself?

4. What does Fat do with Gloria the day she visits him?

5. What does Sherri say about the Soviet tanks during World War Two?

6. What happened to Kevin's cat?

7. Why does Kevin think God is so stupid?

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

9. Who is Stephanie?

10. What does Maurice make Fat realize about himself?

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

Why does Phil create Horselover Fat as his alter ego? In what way does it distant him from Horselover's own actions?

Essay Topic 3

What does the novel say about religion as a whole? Do Dick's ides still hold relevance today?

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