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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 Deckard want in exchange for falsifying the test results?

2. What does Bryant ask Deckard if he is sure of?

3. What does Rick decide not to tell Resch?

4. How does Dick describe the Opera House?

5. What does Borogrove ask the woman on the phone?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the Rosen Corporation symbolize to Rick?

4. How has Rick and Iran different from how they were at the beginning of the book?

5. What does Rick's determination to buy an Ostrich show about his character?

6. How does Rick role change briefly in this chapter?

7. In chapter 14 do you think Stratton shows a genuine admiration for Isidor?

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

9. In chapter 20 what is the significance of Rachael killing his goat?

10. Why does Isidore symbolize for the rest of characters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Towards the end Deckard starts to hallucinate that he is firstly seeing Mercer and secondly that he has merged with him.

1) Why do you think Mercer is so important to Deckard? Does Deckard share these feeling with any other characters?

2) What do you think triggers Deckard's hallucinations and why?

Essay Topic 2

In the book there are a number of characters that are either rarely seen or are never scene, but play a big part in the book. These include Polotov, Dan Holden, Mercer and Buster Friendly. Choose one of these characters and discuss what role they play in the story? In what ways does their presence affect the main character? Do they have as much influence on the main character as some of the more prominent characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Rick and other bounty hunters are so attracted to Rachael even though they know she is an android? Does Rick change after he sleeps with Rachael? What do you think this says about human nature?

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