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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. Where does Fred go before his meeting with Hank?

2. What is the name of the book Arctor takes off the shelf?

3. What does Arctor ask Donna if he can do?

4. Why does Freck try to kill himself?

5. What poem does Arctor recite at the locksmith's?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Fred see Barris doing with mushrooms?

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

4. How does Barris dismiss a call from one of Arctor's creditors?

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

6. Why are the hemphisperes similar to hands?

7. What is the story of Faust?

8. Why does Arctor have sex with Connie?

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

10. What does Freck hallucinate?

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

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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