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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 book is the phrase through a mirror darkly from?

2. Where does Donna want to live when she gets married?

3. What kind of medication does Bruce ask for?

4. What does the creature read from his scroll?

5. Who saved the wolf?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fred's medical report about his current condition?

2. What advice does Mike give Bruce?

3. Why does Arctor think he should kill Barris?

4. How does Barris react to Luckman choking?

5. What is the Game?

6. How does Donna make up with Arctor?

7. What is Donna's substitute for sexual relations?

8. Why does Donna claim she does not have sex with anyone?

9. Why does Arctor have sex with Connie?

10. What is the difference between Arctor as an informant and Barris as an informant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does Dick use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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