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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 left for Donna?

2. What type of bugs does Fabin believe is plaguing him?

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

4. What state does Fabin live in?

5. What does Arctor see covering the engine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Barris make cocaine from the Solarcaine?

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 Arctor think someone may have tampered with his car?

5. Describe Luckman's comedy routine?

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

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

8. Why does Barris not trust Arctor?

9. How does Arctor make sure his roommates are away from the house for the whole day?

10. Why did Fred become an undercover narcotics agent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dick writes A SCANNER DARKLY in the third person. Why do you think Dick chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if Dick wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 2

Pick two characters from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Dick wrote A SCANNER DARKLY in the 1970s, but set it in 1994. Do you think it is an accurate portrayal of the future? What happened in the 1970s that suggested the future would evolve in that way?

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