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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. Who does Hank ask Fred to monitor closely?

2. What animal does Fred say he sees in the drawing?

3. Who does Donan say came into her shop looking for Arctor?

4. What is Jerry employed as?

5. What does Luckman think the intruders could harm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Luckman's comedy routine?

2. Why does Fred have to visit Room 203?

3. How does Barris make cocaine from the Solarcaine?

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

5. Why does Arctor think someone may have tampered with his car?

6. Why don't Kimberly neighbors like the apartment building they live in?

7. What does Charles remember from the time he and Jerry were roommates?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dick was a drug addict and it is said that A SCANNER DARKLY is semi-autobiographical, adhering to the rule that writers should write about what they know. Do you think it is obvious that Dick knows his subject? What difference do you think it makes to the story? Are there any moments where you think Dick does not portray a character or setting so well? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

A SCANNER DARKLY is part of the science fiction genre.

1) What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way did the novel help to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas used in A SCANNER DARKLY?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following and examine how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express characters and themes:

1) Setting

2) Point of view

3) Structure

4) Language

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