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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Donovan and Powell first locate Speedy in “Runaround,” Donovan describes him as sounding what?
(a) Sad.
(b) Happy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Drunk.

2. What is the character of Powell’s first name?
(a) Abe.
(b) Michael.
(c) Gregory.
(d) Matthew.

3. What title did Susan Calvin hold at U.S. Robots, according to the narrator of the Introduction?
(a) “President of Mathematics.”
(b) “Robopsychologist.”
(c) “Roboanthropologist.”
(d) “Director of Marketing.”

4. How old was Susan Calvin when she was part of the “particular Psycho-Math seminar” described by the narrator in the Introduction?
(a) 35.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

5. At the point of the novel’s Introduction, Susan Calvin is how old?
(a) 25.
(b) 89.
(c) 62.
(d) 75.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color is Mike Donovan’s hair in “Runaround”?

3. What word, used to describe Robbie in Chapter One, “Robbie,” means cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness?

4. What encyclopedia does the narrator mention in the novel’s Introduction?

5. What is the name of Gloria’s father in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

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