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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 what manner does Jason Taverner contact Heather Hart?

2. Kathy tells Jason Taverner that her own aura is what color?

3. Jason Taverner knows that Heather is "appalled" (8) by what idea?

4. According to Felix Buckman, Alys comes to her husband Felix's office whenever she has been taking what actions?

5. Jason Taverner's protégée attacks him with what weapon inside her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the events at the hospital.

2. What is ironic about the police's admonishment of Jason Taverner's comment to Ruth Rae?

3. What or who is Cheerful Charley?

4. What epiphany about celebrity does Jason have in Chapter 8 and why?

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

6. What is the setting in which Jason wakes up just after he is aware of being in the hospital?

7. Discuss Philip K. Dick's use of allusion in concert with the depiction of Felix Buckman.

8. In what way does Jason Taverner interact with Cheerful Charley and what is Kathy's reaction?

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

10. What motivation does Kathy have for wanting to help Jason Taverner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Philip K. Dick’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explicate the theme of human connection within Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said. What is Philip K. Dick’s message regarding human connection and empathy and how do you know?

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