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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. Having studied what almost-universal phenomenon, Hari concludes that it is overheating the Galaxy in Part 2, Cleon I, Chapter 3?

2. What is Manella's last name in the novel?

3. What is Kaspal Kaspalov's last word before dying in Part 2, Cleon I, Chapter 8?

4. Mandell Gruber does not want to be promoted to what position because it would force him to work indoors in Part 2, Cleon I, Chapter 1?

5. What is the Zeroth Law of Robotics?

Short Essay Questions

1. What references does Hari use to support his case regarding nature in Part 2, Cleon I, Chapter 3?

2. Where is Raych in Part 2, Cleon I, Chapter 10? What is his objective?

3. What is the goal of the psychohistorians, as established in Part 1, Eto Demerzel, Chapter 1? How does Yugo Amaryl feel about this goal?

4. Who approaches Raych in a bar in Part 2, Cleon I, Chapter 11? What does this lead to?

5. What conversation and conflict takes place between Namarti and Gleb Andorin in Part 2, Cleon I, Chapter 16?

6. How does Dors go about protecting Hari from a would-be assassin in Part 2, Cleon I, Chapter 2?

7. What is established about the protagonist in Part 1, Eto Demerzel, Chapter 1? Where is the protagonist working?

8. What foreshadowing relates to the Imperial Gardens in Part 2, Cleon I, Chapter 1?

9. How if psychohistory viewed by the Empire's leaders and by Hari in Part 1, Eto Demerzel, Chapter 1?

10. Who establishes the central conflict in Part 1, Eto Demerzel, Chapter 1? What is the conflict?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the plot structure of Part 2, Cleon I, identifying the exposition, rising action, climax and denouement. How does the structure of Part 2 relate to the structure of Part 1?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of jealousy in the narrative. How is this theme represented through symbolism and imagery? What characters embody the theme?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting of Billibotton and Dahl Sector, and the character of Raych in the narrative. How old is Raych?

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