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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 does the planet Gaia have only one of?

2. What might be the original name of Comporellon according to the document?

3. What animal approaches Trevize?

4. What is Trevize's second attempt to convince the official to let him land?

5. What conclusion does Trevize come to from mapping their destination?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused Yariff's project to find Earth to fail?

2. Trevize admits Gaia's peacefulness, but he still dislikes it. What does he value that he's afraid of losing to Gaia?

3. By trying to manipulate the border official, what is Trevize prioritizing above the law of society?

4. Why might the showers on Comporellon be colder than showers Trevize is used to?

5. Why are the oldest records of Gaia stored in inanimate, inaccessible locations?

6. When was Gaia first formed?

7. At the beginning of the novel, what former decision does Trevize question?

8. Why won't Bliss use her mental powers to help Trevize keep the Far Star?

9. Why is the Far Star important to Comporellon?

10. What conditions does Bliss suggest might have caused the eco-system of Aurora to break down?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel depicts humanity in many different forms, and in the end of the novel, Fallom merges with Daneel, becoming a partial robot and partial human. Discuss what it means to be human in the novel.

1) In what ways are the different humans from different cultures depicted in the novel the same? Are their similarities more significant than their differences?

2) Why do different human cultures view each other separately and not as part of the same humanity?

3) Is Fallom still human when he merges with Daneel? Is Daneel, in some ways, human?

4) Through adaptation and genetic engineering, is it possible for a human race to change so much that they are no longer "human"? What does it mean to be human?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss information in the novel.

1) How is information used to manipulate people in the novel? Why is information about Earth hidden?

2) What are the benefits to Gaia of sharing information across multiple minds?

3) Is it possible to have too much information? Does information always give more power?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Travize's character in the novel.

1) Why is Travize driven to find Earth, despite information that Earth is radioactive or even mythical?

2) Is Travize reasonable and logical, or is he emotional and illogical? Is he both? When and why?

3) How does Travize treat other people? Is he overly manipulative? Does he recognize other people's points of view?

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