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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. Who does Hari overhear claiming he foresees endless warfare as in the time of the Kingdom of Trantor and notes that this is no ordinary crisis in Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 1?

2. In Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 18, Hari rails at his lawyer about being arrested for what?

3. In Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 28, Manella and Bellis are aboard what ship?

4. What is the name of the litterer who scoffs at Hari's order to pick it up in Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 25?

5. In Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 7, the geneticist reports how many defective genes to Hari?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Tamwile Elar introduced in Part 3, Dors Venabili, Chapter 6? Who hired him?

2. How is Wanda Seldon introduced in Part 3, Dors Venabili, Chapter 1?

3. When and where does Part 3, Dors Venabili begin? What is the focal subject of the first five chapters?

4. What character is introduced in Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 2? What is the setting of this chapter?

5. What has Hari done in order to ensure a coming crisis in Part 3, Dors Venabili, Chapter 20? Why?

6. With whom is Hari discussing legal matters in Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 18? Why?

7. What character does Hari meet and befriend in Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 24?

8. How does academic freedom play a thematic role in Part 4, Wanda Seldon?

9. What clue to Wanda's dream does Dors reveal in Part 3, Dors Venabili, Chapter 23?

10. How do Raych and Manella feel about Hari's plans for Wanda in Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the history of events between Parts 2 and 3. How much time has passed and how has Hari's position in society changed?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Hari Seldon and the setting of the novel. How large is the Galactic Empire?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and analyze the character of Cleon I in the novel. How does Cleon compare with the other rulers of the Galaxy?

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