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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. In "Tale 1", what do Gramps and Henry talk about?
(a) Solar power.
(b) Atomic power.
(c) Water power.
(d) Nuclear power.

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

3. In the Preface, what animal is said to compete with Dogs for control?
(a) Ants.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Cats.
(d) Bears.

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

5. In "Tale 1", what has happened to the streets?
(a) They are all privately owned.
(b) They were repaved.
(c) They are covered with weeds.
(d) They were redesigned.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Jerome Webster related to Johnny Webster?

2. In "Tale 2", what does Juwain say he plans on changing?

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

4. In the Preface, how do Dogs feel about war?

5. What does Grant do before going to bed the night he meets the Websters?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Dogs understand robots?

2. How does Gramps meet Henry Adams?

3. How does Grant feel about talking to Dave Baxter?

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

5. In the Preface, how do Dogs view man?

6. In "Tale 2", what does the funeral make Jerome think about?

7. What is the tone of the Preface?

8. What does Jerome assume about his agoraphobia?

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

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

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