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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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”?
(a) Mr. Powell.
(b) Mr. Struthers.
(c) Mr. Weston.
(d) Mr. Lanning.

2. How many years had passed between the First Mercury Expedition and the arrival of Donovan and Powell in “Runaround”?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

3. In what year does Susan Calvin say that the mobile speaking robot was invented in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1999.

4. How long have Powell and Donovan been on Mercury in the beginning of “Runaround”?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 2 weeks.

5. How old does the narrator of the Introduction claim to be?
(a) 19.
(b) 32.
(c) 39.
(d) 42.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the character of Powell’s first name?

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

3. What is the name of the dog that Gloria’s parents give her when Robbie is sent away in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

4. What year is it in the Introduction to the novel?

5. 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”?

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