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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Runaround.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Donovan in “Runaround,” he sent Speedy to the nearest mining pool which was how many miles away from Donovan and Powell’s location in “Runaround”?
(a) 17.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

2. How long does Gloria’s father say Robbie has been with Gloria in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 6 years.

3. What encyclopedia does the narrator mention in the novel’s Introduction?
(a) The Encyclopedia Tellurica.
(b) The Encyclopedia of Mercury.
(c) The Encyclopedia Britannica.
(d) The World Book Encyclopedia.

4. For whom is the narrator of the Introduction writing a feature article?
(a) Interplanetary Press.
(b) The Chicago Tribune.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Intergalactic Times.

5. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was made and sold in what year?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1996.
(c) 2025.
(d) 2005.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Susan Calvin earn her Ph.D., according to the narrator of the Introduction?

2. At the point of the novel’s Introduction, Susan Calvin is how old?

3. How many years had passed between the First Mercury Expedition and the arrival of Donovan and Powell in “Runaround”?

4. What is the character of Donovan’s first name?

5. The Second Mercury Expedition was financed in part by U.S. Robots and in part by whom, according to Susan Calvin?

(see the answer key)

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