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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 kind of store does David run?

2. What do Fat's friends agree on after they watch Valis for the second time?

3. What does Mini suffer from?

4. What does Kevin say pigs can do?

5. What is different about Linda Lampton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Phil and Fat discuss at the Sombrero Bar?

2. What does Eric tell Horselover Fat on the phone?

3. How do the characters live change for the better in chapter fourteen?

4. What has Fat found out from his travels to Greece?

5. How does Eric get a third eye?

6. What did Sherri tell Kevin about his dead cat?

7. What instructions does Sophia give Fat and the group?

8. What happens in the opera Parsifal?

9. Who does Linda say she and Eric are?

10. What strange thing happens to Phil whilst watching Saturday morning television?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What evidence is there to prove that everything, including the Lamptons and Sophia was a fake and the group was duped? Why is Fat unable to stop believing the fifth savior? How does his behavior affect the rest of the group?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Fat come back in the last few chapters of the book? What does it say about Phil's state in the last few chapters that Fat leaves for Europe?

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