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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 is VALIS if it is not a deity?

2. What kind of car does Kevin own?

3. What does Kevin want to ask Sophia about?

4. What did Eliade say could be overcome?

5. What does Mini kill Sophia with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Linda say she and Eric are?

3. What does Phil dream about in this section?

4. What contact does Fat say VALIS has had with him?

5. Who does Sophia say Horselover Fat is?

6. What happens in the opera Parsifal?

7. How does Phil react to Fat's assertion that he will travel around the world to find the fifth savior?

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

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

10. What does Mini say about VALIS?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1970s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

How does Gloria Knudson's death affect Horselover Fat? In what way is he prepared to let her death affect him in a negative way?

Essay Topic 3

What does Maurice make Fat see about himself? How do Maurice's words affect Fat?

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