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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 religion does Anne practice?

2. What is the indicator to the hovel residents that someone wants to gain admittance to their hovel?

3. Which member of Barney's hovel is described as being the last and most reluctant to ingest their Can-D?

4. What noun does Leo use to refer to Palmer Eldritch just after Leo fires Barney and they have a discussion?

5. After Leo fires Barney, Leo tells Barney that which character will be taking Barney's position?

Short Essay Questions

1. What special right is provided to colonists who willingly agree to emigrate?

2. How and when had Palmer Eldritch acquired his distinctive teeth?

3. What information does Leo learn from Dr. Smile after he strangles Palmer Eldritch?

4. Describe how Can-D works.

5. How is irony present in the narrative's events that occur immediately after Barney's call to the UN draft board?

6. Discuss two ways in which the themes of science and religion intermingle within Leo's interactions with Palmer Eldritch.

7. How and when had Palmer Eldritch acquired his distinctive eyes?

8. What occurs during Barney’s first experience under the influence of Chew-Z?

9. Discuss how the theme of despair arises within the novel's portrayal of Barney.

10. How does Barney's first Chew-Z experience support Philip K. Dick's overall message about human happiness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the function of Emily's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by the author in depicting Emily and include in your discussion the reasons why the author portrays Emily in these particular ways.

Essay Topic 2

Would Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch be classified as a dystopian novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and how does Philip K. Dick get this message across to the reader?

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