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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. Alys has gold teeth decorated with what kinds of symbols?
2. Alys offers to show Jason Taverner which objects just before he tells her that he needs to lie down?
3. Jason Taverner is told that which police bureau has requested his detainment?
4. To Jason Taverner's surprise, Alys tells Jason Taverner that she is a what?
5. Inspector McNulty shares with Felix Buckman that Jason Taverner has somehow rid himself of what surveillance device?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how the phone grid within the narrative functions.
2. What examples does Alys provide when she describes Felix Buckman's altruistic moments?
3. During Jason Taverner's first interaction with Alys, what knowledge does he lack about Alys that the reader does not lack?
4. What is ironic about Felix Buckman's disapproval of another character's feelings about family?
5. What tool does Felix Buckman regularly use in his dealings with sixes?
6. What plan does Buckman ultimately adopt with regard to Jason?
7. What is Felix Buckman's belief about chaos?
8. What does Alys say is the reason that she wants to help Jason Taverner?
9. What types of surveillance and weapons are used by the police force in their dealings with Jason Taverner?
10. What surveillance method had failed to attach properly to Jason Taverner, according to Alys?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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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