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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. Heather Hart warns Jason Taverner about what danger waiting outside the television studio?

2. After Jason Taverner calls Heather Hart, what happens?

3. When Inspector McNulty takes Jason Taverner into custody, what is NOT something he mentions doing to Jason Taverner?

4. To what part of Los Angeles does the clerk take Jason Taverner?

5. Mr. McNulty is the man who takes what action in relation to Kathy's work for the pols?

Short Essay Questions

1. What confession does Kathy make to Jason after pulling him into a closet in her apartment?

2. Name the jobs of the following people in Chapter 1: Jason Taverner, Heather Hart, Al Bliss, Bill Wolfer, and Mory Mann.

3. What violent incident occurs at the site of Marilyn Mason's apartment?

4. What or who is Cheerful Charley?

5. In what way does the narration of Chapter 7 differ from the narration present in Chapters 1 through 6?

6. How does the theme of delusion enter the narrative in a scene involving both Kathy and Jason Taverner?

7. What crucial objects are not within Jason's possession when he wakes up disoriented?

8. What mistake on the part of the police leads to Jason Taverner's release?

9. What reward does Kathy demand in return for her promise not to inform on Jason Taverner?

10. Describe the events at the hospital.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said and one of the novel's main messages. How does Philip K. Dick make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Sensory details are used frequently by Philip K. Dick in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are effectively used and discuss how the sensory details help with Philip K. Dick’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

Essay Topic 3

What message does Philip K. Dick send within the pages of Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said concerning the link between oppression and brutality?

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