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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. Where is the library mentioned in Chapter 3?

2. Who sleeps poorly at night worried about exile in Chapter 3?

3. What color is Seldon's original plan in Chapter 5?

4. What does Trevize vow to remember as he leaves in Chapter 3?

5. What is the name of the stocky woman who approaches Gendibal in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Shandess and Gendibal's concerns about the mission and the political appointment in Chapter 10?

2. What happens when Gendibal enters the political arena late in Chapter 8?

3. What is Trevize tasked with doing?

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

5. How does Trevize control the spaceship in Chapter 4?

6. Describe a Jump.

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

8. How does Trevize ease Pelorat's concerns over flying in Chapter 4?

9. Describe the Far Star.

10. Describe Gendibal's interaction with Rufirant on the road.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The concept of good versus evil appears throughout the book. Who in your opinion is good? Who is bad? Why? Do these characters change over time? Why or why not? Describe.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in Foundation's Edge. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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