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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. Why does Arctor take his two housemates away from the house?

2. What does Fabin use to collect the bugs?

3. What does Hank want to use Arctor's house for?

4. What is the name of Bob Arctor's girl?

5. What is Special Agent Fred also known as?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Arctor and his roommates become paranoid when they arrive home?

2. How does Barris make cocaine from the Solarcaine?

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

4. How does Arctor use Donna?

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

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

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

8. How does Charles plan to get Donna into bed?

9. Why does Fred have to visit Room 203?

10. What does Hank tell Fred he should do every few days?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Dick's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 3

Philip K. Dick greatly influenced modern literature and, in particular, science fiction. Choose a book written after the novel that you think was influenced by Dick and discuss there similarities in terms of

a) plot

b) character

c) themes

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