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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 has Barris made his silencer from?

2. Where is Fred summoned to after his meeting with Hank?

3. What is the name of the agent Fred meets?

4. Why is the silencer no good?

5. What do Charles and Barris purchase from the 7-11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Arctor's roomates visit Donna at her shop?

2. How does Jerry try to get rid of the aphids?

3. What happens if the right hemisphere takes control of someone's brain?

4. Why does Fred have to visit Room 203?

5. How did Thelma become a reminder to the three men about how straights are their foes?

6. Why did Fred become an undercover narcotics agent?

7. What does Fred say that is not part of his prepared text?

8. What does Arctor accuse Barris of?

9. Who does Arctor have to find at the end of the chapter?

10. What problems does Arctor have with his car on the way home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dick's view of future earth is what is called a dystopian vision. Discuss what is meant by dystopian? How does Dick show his dystopian vision in his settings and characters?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) How does Dick use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

3) Aside from the main character, examine the way Dick uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the characters in the book and compare him/her to their character in the film A SCANNER DARKLY. What similarities does the character in the film share with its counterpart in the novel? How do the filmmakers update the character for a more modern audience? Why are these changes necessary?

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