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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 does the New-Path reception staff berate Arctor for doing?

2. Where does Charles say Jerry is staying?

3. What is Kimberly's job?

4. Where did Charles last see Donna?

5. What do the medical officers suggest Fred buy for Donna?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Arctor accuse Barris of?

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

3. Why did Fred become an undercover narcotics agent?

4. How does Barris make cocaine from the Solarcaine?

5. Why does Fred have to visit Room 203?

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

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

8. What does Arctor ruminate about the relationship between dealers and narcotics agents?

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

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

Discuss Dick's life. In what way do you think his life and personality are reflected in the book? In what ways is he like or unlike the main character?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1970s? How does Dick express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's society?

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