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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. Felix Buckman says that which official has never seen him and never will?
2. How old is Barney Buckman, according to Alys?
3. Alys tells Jason Taverner that the bomb planted on him could be detonated by what type of signal emanating from the police station?
4. Felix Buckman agrees to release Jason Taverner from custody at what time of day as long as he undergoes administrative processing first?
5. In Chapter 13, the police find Jason Taverner in what location?
Short Essay Questions
1. What tool does Felix Buckman regularly use in his dealings with sixes?
2. With what object does Felix Buckman bribe Alys in Chapter 10?
3. What plan does Buckman ultimately adopt with regard to Jason?
4. What do Alys's clothes symbolize within the narrative?
5. To what metaphorical object does Felix Buckman liken his newfound tool for dealing with sixes?
6. What examples does Alys provide when she describes Felix Buckman's altruistic moments?
7. What thought causes Jason Taverner to accept Alys's invitation to the Buckmans' home?
8. Into whom does Jason run on his way out of the police station?
9. What does Alys say is the reason that she wants to help Jason Taverner?
10. What connection does Ruth Rae make between love and grief?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Philip K. Dick’s novel Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.
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