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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 total, how many superiors does Felix Buckman have above him at work?

2. How much money does Jason Taverner have on him when he awakes in an unfamiliar place?

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

4. In what vice does Jason Taverner engage, while Heather Hart does not?

5. Heather Hart had been arrested one year prior to the novel's opening for what transgression?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is foreshadowing used within scenes involving Kathy?

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

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

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

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

10. What or who is Cheerful Charley?

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

Analyze Philip K. Dick’s novel Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said and analyze Philip K. Dick’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

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