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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Runaround.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is it in the Introduction to the novel?
(a) 2089.
(b) 2057.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1919.

2. In what year did Susan Calvin earn her Ph.D., according to the narrator of the Introduction?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1995.

3. What refers to the type of space suits worn by Powell and Donovan in “Runaround”?
(a) Technosuits.
(b) Insosuits.
(c) Inulasuits.
(d) Mercosuits.

4. What story does Robbie plead for Gloria to tell him in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) “Bambi.”
(b) “Hansel and Gretel.”
(c) “Cinderella.”
(d) “Snow White.”

5. What is the character of Donovan’s first name?
(a) Irwin.
(b) Abe.
(c) Michael.
(d) Gregory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surrounds the mining pool, causing danger to Speedy, in “Runaround”?

2. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was made and sold in what year?

3. At the point of the novel’s Introduction, Susan Calvin is how old?

4. What encyclopedia does the narrator mention in the novel’s Introduction?

5. What is Speedy mining for when he disappears in “Runaround”?

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