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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. In the Preface, what is said to happen to humanity?

2. What is unique about Joe's appearance?

3. What is the editor's point of writing the Preface?

4. In "Tale 1", how are the helicopters powered?

5. In "Tale 1", what does Levi say the government looks for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Johnny goes to the Bureau of human adjustment?

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

4. Why do some Dogs believe the tales are true?

5. In the Preface, what purpose do the tales the Dogs share serve?

6. Who tries to help Juwain when he becomes ill?

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

8. How do Dogs understand robots?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of technology in this novel? What is the author's commentary on technology?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author use long descriptive passages in this novel? What makes these effective? What makes them ineffective? How do they relate to the themes of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Juwain's philosophy. What is the impact of this philosophy?

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