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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 the main agenda at the meeting with the Chairman?

2. Why does Baley say the RIA needs Daneel, the only living humaniform robot?

3. How does Amadiro describe the founders of Aurora?

4. Under what condition does Fastolfe agree to join the RIA?

5. What does Baley know wIll happen if he fails to prove Fastolfe did not destroy Jander?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the conversation between Baley and Gremionis end?

2. What does Fastolfe think about his daughter's assessment of himself?

3. Explain what happens when Baley is alone with Gladia in her house.

4. Explain how Baley's meeting Gremionis in the Personal breaks an Earth taboo.

5. Explain the threat Gremionis makes when he and Baley meet at his house.

6. Describe the ride in the airfoil back to Fastolfe's house.

7. How does Vasilia describe her upbringing in Fastolfe's house?

8. What is the meeting with the Chairman supposed to be about?

9. Why does Baley think his limited understanding of Auroran manners hinders him in his work?

10. Explain how Baley gets in to see Kenden Amadiro, head of the RIA.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on the subject, How Robotics Make Humans Irrelevant. Points of the essay might include (1) how readily available robotics tend to isolate humans from each other, (2) how sending robots to colonize destroys the sense of adventure in humans, and (3) to what extent robots are necessary in the first place.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on the subject, Baley as an Antihero. Describe his (1) insecurity at being able to live up to the drama about him, (2) his agoraphobia, and (3) his tendencies to panic in certain situations.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on the subject, The Power of the Drama. Using the example of the drama about Baley as a springboard, explain in your essay how people can be swayed by what they see in dramatic form. You might want to research a little about how Hollywood helped keep the spirits of the American people up during WWII.

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