2. What does Donovan suggest putting on Cutie’s joints in order to short-circuit him in “Reason”?
(a) Apple juice.
(b) Nitric acid.
(c) Sulfuric acid.
(d) Phosphate.

3. What is “heading straight dead center across the Earth beam” in “Reason”?
(a) A black hole.
(b) An electron storm.
(c) A lost planet.
(d) A giant asteroid.

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

5. Of hearing of the modifications made to the robots in “Little Lost Robot,” Dr. Calvin suggests what?
(a) The robots all be reprogrammed.
(b) The robots all be modified.
(c) The robots all be destroyed.
(d) The robots be sent to Earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Donovan in “Runaround,” he sent Speedy to the nearest mining pool which was how many miles away from Donovan and Powell’s location in “Runaround”?

2. What adjective describes the robot brain in “Reason”?

3. What is the atomic drive to power interstellar travel referred to as in “Little Lost Robot”?

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

5. What does Donovan spit on causing conflict in “Reason”?

(see the answer key)

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