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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. How much is Deckard quoted for an electric Ostrich?

2. What is the name of the android police officer who comes to help Luft?

3. Which android does Bryant suggest Deckard go after first?

4. What does Borogrove tell Isidore the cat really is?

5. Who does Deckard want to see at the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Isidore's workplace and its role in society.

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

4. Could Rick and Bryant be considered as cold as the androids?

5. What does the way Stratton eats Isidore's food show about her androids?

6. In chapter 17 what are the similarities between Rachael and Rick?

7. What do you think the toad represents to Rick?

8. How does Dick present John Isidore's character?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives? Are these goals and motives in direct conflict with another character? What is their relationship with that character? What does the character have to do to achieve their goals? Do they achieve their goals by the end? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Dick is recognized as one of the great American writers from the fifties and sixties, yet Science Fiction is not always a genre people look for examples of great literature. Why do you think Dick used this genre to communicate his views? What are these views? Do think these views are more counter culture than mainstream? Do you think he could of communicated his views as openly in another genre?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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