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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 did Rick's real sheep die from?

2. What does an empathy box do?

3. What is Luft's first name?

4. What does the Rosen Corporation make?

5. What is the name of the police officer who interrogates Deckard?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Eldon hides the fact Rachael is an android then later admits it openly?

2. In chapter 10 why do you think the lists Resch and Deckard carry around are important?

3. Why do think Mercer has become such a central figure on earth?

4. What does Rick's attitude towards Rachael show about his character

5. In chapter 9 what do you think is the significance of Mozart's The Magic Flute?

6. How does Dick describe Rick's relief at surviving Polotov's onslaught?

7. In what way in this chapter does Dick blur the lines between real and artificial?

8. In chapter 9 how do you think Luft almost fools Rick?

9. What does the empathy show about the high regard people hold animal life?

10. In what way do Rick and Bryant's opinion differ in terms of Rick's work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dick presents two Wilbur Mercer and Buster Friendly as two opposites.

1) Describe Mercer and Friendly's beliefs? What sides do Mercer and Friendly represent?

2) Describe how and why the decline of Mererism is such an impact on the major characters? What does the rise of Buster Friendly mean for the main characters?

Essay Topic 2

On what occasions in the novel does Rachael display an emotion that could be construed as human? Take one example and discuss its impact on the novel's overall message? Do the android's have a part to play in Philip K. Dick's world? Can humans and androids have meaningful relationships?

Essay Topic 3

Dick wrote Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? in the 1960s. Think about the world and in particular America during this period and discuss whether the book reflects what was happening.

1) What are the books themes? Do they relate to America's political or social environment? If so how?

2) Is Dick's dystopian vision a direct result of what was happening in the world at that time? Have any of Dick's fears come true?

3) Do such elements as the androids, mood organs and empathy boxes symbolize elements of life in '60s America?

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