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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 comes to see Gendibal in Chapter 8?

2. What does Trevize compare the Mayor's decision to in Chapter 1?

3. What does the Mayor order Trevize and his companion to leave aboard in Chapter 3?

4. References to what have been purged from the library in Chapter 10?

5. What do most legends and historians dismiss in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Delarmi's motivation at the trial in Chapter 10.

2. How does Trevize respond to Branno's accusations in Chapter 1?

3. Why does Pelorat learn about the Earth?

4. Why does Gendibal think humanity is in danger in Chapter 10?

5. Describe the travel Trevize and Pelorat undergo to reach Sayshell Planet in Chapter 9.

6. Describe Branno and Trevize's confrontation in Chapter 2.

7. Describe a Jump.

8. How does Branno get Compor to do her bidding in Chapter 3?

9. Describe Quindor Shandess.

10. Describe Novi as a witness in Gendibal's trial in Chapter 10.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one instance of irony in Foundation's Edge. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the book and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Asimov's use of humor in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of humor and explain why the author used them where he did.

Essay Topic 3

Gaia is a concept, philosophy and living organism in Foundations' Edge. Who is the head of Gaia? Who are its members? How is the philosophy of Gaia expressed and where? Describe.

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