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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. Which character's story does Dick return to in this chapter?

2. How do Androids usually escape to earth?

3. What are the only creatures who can experience empathy?

4. What does Isidore say Buster is fighting against?

5. Why does Rick wear a lead cod piece?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Pris's character show her to be an android?

3. How does the journey Rick takes in chapter reflect the personal journey Rick takes through the novel?

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

5. Is Rick attracted to androids?

6. How does Rick convince himself that it is a good idea to invite Rachael to his hotel room?

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

8. How does Isidore show his desperate need for both friends and company?

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

10. In chapter 17 why do you think Rachael is contemptuous of Rick sparing her life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think the androids are a threat? For what reason does Deckard have to retire them? Do you think they only become a threat when being chased?

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 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?

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