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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 Arctor pretend to do?

2. What language does Arctor use to recite the poetry?

3. What part of the brain is most dominant?

4. Who does the caller say he will report Arctor to?

5. Who does Fred watch Arctor in bed with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Game?

2. How does Donna make up with Arctor?

3. Why does Arctor have sex with Connie?

4. What does Freck hallucinate?

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

6. Why are the hemphisperes similar to hands?

7. What story does Bruce tell Thelma?

8. What does Arctor tell Luckman he saw when he drove by the Maylar Microdot Corporation Building?

9. How does Barris react to Luckman choking?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choose one of the characters in the book and compare him/her to their character in the film A SCANNER DARKLY. What similarities does the character in the film share with its counterpart in the novel? How do the filmmakers update the character for a more modern audience? Why are these changes necessary?

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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