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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 Fred wish was in the police building?

2. Who does Fred wonder had bad breath?

3. What do Fred's fellow agents say Barris' mushroom is likely to be?

4. What does the woman think Fred's name is?

5. What is the name of the book Freck wants to leave by his bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Bruce tell Thelma?

2. Why does Arctor have sex with Connie?

3. Why is Fred going to be paid less in his next month's salary?

4. In what way can the reader see Connie as a pitiful character?

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

6. What does Fred think about Arctor in Chapter 12?

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

8. What does Fred see Barris doing with mushrooms?

9. What is the story of Faust?

10. What does Freck hallucinate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Dick's writing style. How would you describe Dick's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Dick's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Dick's view of future earth is what is called a dystopian vision. Discuss what is meant by dystopian? How does Dick show his dystopian vision in his settings and characters?

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