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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 is Ram Gupta?

2. Why is Richard upset by his lunch with Philip Lentz and others?

3. What is implementation A?

4. What is Philip Lentz starting to use as he works on implementation B?

5. What does Richard say about the machine Philip Lentz built?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting of "Galatea 2.2"?

2. What does Richard feel about himself and about his writing while Lentz is redesigning implementation B?

3. Who is Philip Lentz and how does Richard meet him?

4. Describe C.'s experience in her certificate program and its effect on her relationship with Richard.

5. What does Richard think about the lecture Lentz gives?

6. Who is the main character, and what is he doing as the book begins?

7. What are Richard's feelings about Diana Hartrick's children?

8. What does Richard see in Lentz's office?

9. What does Richard remember about meeting C., in section II?

10. What is C.'s relationship with Richard's work while he is in the Netherlands?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Helen shuts herself down in defiance of a world she does not feel at home in. Is "Galatea 2.2" a book about being out of one's element? How is this feeling presented throughout the novel, and what possible antidotes are there for it?

Essay Topic 2

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

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