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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Second Mercury Expedition was financed in part by U.S. Robots and in part by whom, according to Susan Calvin?
(a) NBC Television.
(b) Plexar Glass.
(c) Consolidated Robots.
(d) Solar Minerals.

2. What is the name of Gloria’s mother in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) Mary.
(b) Grace.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Rebecca.

3. When did the First Mercury Expedition take place, according to the narrative?
(a) 1979.
(b) 2005.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2011.

4. The narrator of the Introduction states that he had spent how many days at U.S. Robots?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

5. What word from the Introduction refers to excessive growth or accumulation of any kind?
(a) Introphy.
(b) Hypertrophy.
(c) Mosterity.
(d) Interability.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Robbie plead for Gloria to tell him in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

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

3. In what year was Susan Calvin born?

4. What is Speedy mining for when he disappears in “Runaround”?

5. What is the name of the general manager that takes Gloria’s family on a tour of a robot manufacturing company in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

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