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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. Alys had surgery to remove what kind of "centers," (91) according to Felix Buckman?
2. Jason Taverner's protégée tells him that if he does not come see her, she will commit suicide and will take what other action first?
3. Jason Taverner had arranged for what type of event to take place between Columbia Records and Marilyn Mason?
4. What sort of hair does Heather Hart have?
5. Kathy tells Jason Taverner that her own aura is what color?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the events at the hospital.
2. What or who is Cheerful Charley?
3. What mistake on the part of the police leads to Jason Taverner's release?
4. What is ironic about the police's admonishment of Jason Taverner's comment to Ruth Rae?
5. What reward does Kathy demand in return for her promise not to inform on Jason Taverner?
6. Name the jobs of the following people in Chapter 1: Jason Taverner, Heather Hart, Al Bliss, Bill Wolfer, and Mory Mann.
7. How does the theme of delusion enter the narrative in a scene involving both Kathy and Jason Taverner?
8. How is foreshadowing used within scenes involving Kathy?
9. What violent incident occurs at the site of Marilyn Mason's apartment?
10. What epiphany about celebrity does Jason have in Chapter 8 and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What message does Philip K. Dick send within the pages of Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said concerning the link between oppression and brutality?
Essay Topic 2
Trace the characterization arc of Jason Taverner’s character throughout the novel Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said. Discuss whether Jason Taverner is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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