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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 family heirloom does Foyle give Robin?

2. What is the Four Mile Circus?

3. Who works as cultivators at Bacteria, Inc.?

4. What is the burning man Foyle and Robin see?

5. Where does Foyle find Robin after his encounter with the Jack-jaunters?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Olivia's response to the bombardment that takes place during the New Year's Eve party?

2. Describe, in a couple of sentences, the nature of the first Solar War as explained in Chapter 8.

3. What do we learn is the origin of the Burning Man?

4. What truth does Sheffield reveal to Foyle at the Four Mile Circus?

5. Describe Olivia Presteign.

6. Describe Analogue and how and why it is used.

7. Describe Geoffrey Fourmyle.

8. Describe a sympathetic block.

9. What is Foyle's goal in going to the Spanish Steps?

10. How does Foyle find out about Lindsey Joyce, and what does he learn about Joyce at the end of Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Torture occurs several times in The Stars My Destination. Foyle is questioned and tortured in Chapter 4. Discuss how torture, in Foyle's case, is designed to alter an internal reality to generate and external result. Discuss the ironic truth that what drives Foyle also protects him from giving in to torture. Explain how revenge has given Foyle the sense of purpose that was missing in the first chapter.

Essay Topic 2

Foyle has to deal not only with his external physical image, but also his external image as it is perceived by others. Describe his transition from Gully Foyle, uneducated merchant marine, to Geoffrey Fourmyle, wealthy buffoon. Discuss how this transition helps him hide his obsession. Describe, too, how Robin Wednesbury complements him in the areas in which he is weak.

Essay Topic 3

The Stars My Destination was written in 1956. While parts of the novel are dated, other parts have stood the test of time. Identify two or three "big themes" the novel tackles--themes that exist outside the constraints of science fiction--and explain how those themes still resonate and have value to readers today.

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