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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. When Jason Taverner arrives at the home of his protégée, he can see immediately that she is what?

2. When Jason Taverner wakes up without any identification, he is no longer in the hospital. Where is he?

3. Who is the first person Jason Taverner calls after waking up in a location other than the hospital?

4. Jason Taverner reflects on the fact that which of his qualities had made him "exempt" from the "betrayal state" (76)?

5. What color is Jason Taverner's aura, according to Kathy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. To what location does the quibble driver take Jason Taverner and for what purpose?

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

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

7. Who is Ruth Rae?

8. What evidence does Felix Buckman provide for his claim to Alys that she could never get him fired from his position as police general?

9. Describe the events at the hospital.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the function of Mary Anne's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Philip K. Dick in depicting Mary Anne and include in your discussion the reasons that Philip K. Dick portrays Mary Anne in these particular ways. Be sure to incorporate the novel's final words about Mary Anne's ceramic pots into your essay.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Philip K. Dick's choice to tell the story of Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said using a third person omniscient narrator. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Philip K. Dick’s intended effects on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said and what is Philip K. Dick’s message regarding these themes?

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