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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. What university had Felix Buckman attended?

2. Felix Buckman wonders if his love for which two elements are what make him a superb pol?

3. Alys offers to show Jason Taverner which objects just before he tells her that he needs to lie down?

4. According to Alys, Barney Buckman lives in what state?

5. What hallucination does Jason Taverner witness when he looks at Alys?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss a moment when Buckman's callousness is demonstrated.

2. What is Felix Buckman's belief about chaos?

3. Explain how the phone grid within the narrative functions.

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

5. What plan does Buckman ultimately adopt with regard to Jason?

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

7. In what way does the character of Felix Buckman demonstrate the dangers of authoritarian police states?

8. What connection does Ruth Rae make between love and grief?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Philip K. Dick’s novel Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said a true dystopian work of literature? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Philip K. Dick’s messages about guilt and responsibility within Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said. Focus especially on events such as Ruth Rae's imprisonment, which only takes place because Jason Taverner selfishly seeks sanctuary in Ruth Rae's apartment when he knows he is being hunted by the police.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Philip K. Dick’s novel Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said. What message is Philip K. Dick sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

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