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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Henderson have?
(a) President of the World Committee.
(b) Professor of space travel.
(c) Mayor of a Martian city.
(d) Jerome's boss.

2. In the Preface, what does the editor say some Dogs view humans as?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Less advanced Dogs.
(c) Children.
(d) Gods.

3. Why does Henderson insist on Jerome performing surgery on Juwain?
(a) To show he can control Jerome.
(b) To bring honor to his department.
(c) To become famous.
(d) To save Juwain's philosophy.

4. Why don't Dogs know where robots come from?
(a) They have never seen them.
(b) They don't know how to make them.
(c) They don't talk to the animals that make them.
(d) They haven't read the directions.

5. Who interrupts Jerome while he is reading in "Tale 2"?
(a) Jenkins.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Timothy.
(d) Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bounce say that "Tale 3" is a favorite among Dogs?

2. How does Jerome first turn down the chance to perform Juwain's surgery?

3. According to Ole and Gramps, what makes a plant "real"?

4. In "Notes 1", why do many Dogs have a hard time believing cities were real?

5. How is Jerome Webster related to Johnny Webster?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Dogs understand robots?

2. What warnings does the editor provide the reader with in the Preface?

3. In the Preface, what is described as the main idea of "City"?

4. What happens during the city council meeting in "Tale 1"?

5. At the end of "Tale 3", what does Grant ask of Nathaniel?

6. How do Dogs feel about traveling between planets?

7. How does Gramps help with a solution to all the empty houses?

8. How does Gramps meet Henry Adams?

9. In the Preface, what human concepts are said to be lost on the Dogs?

10. How does Jerome react when he learns that Juwain is ill?

(see the answer keys)

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