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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. Just before being taken into custody, Jason Taverner tells Ruth Rae that he believes he has how many hours before the pols locate him?

2. Jason Taverner says that he has released how many albums in total?

3. Felix Buckman says that which official has never seen him and never will?

4. Jason Taverner is told that which police bureau has requested his detainment?

5. How many uniformed pols take Jason Taverner into custody from Ruth Rae's place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Into whom does Jason run on his way out of the police station?

2. During Jason Taverner's first interaction with Alys, what knowledge does he lack about Alys that the reader does not lack?

3. What does Alys say is the reason that she wants to help Jason Taverner?

4. What types of surveillance and weapons are used by the police force in their dealings with Jason Taverner?

5. What does Felix Buckman conclude about why he feels such antipathy toward Alys?

6. What is ironic about Felix Buckman's disapproval of another character's feelings about family?

7. What examples does Alys provide when she describes Felix Buckman's altruistic moments?

8. For what reason does Felix Buckman say that he must hold Jason Taverner overnight even though he plans to release him?

9. What element of Felix Buckman's personality does Alys says she hates the most?

10. With what object does Felix Buckman bribe Alys in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the novel Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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