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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 - Reason.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Powell tells Cutie that he will be back on Earth in about how much time in “Reason”?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 2 weeks.

2. What is Gloria’s last name in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Smith.
(c) Weston.
(d) James.

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

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

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”?
(a) 10.
(b) 17.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was made and sold in what year?

3. What is the second of the Three Laws of Robotics?

4. What is “heading straight dead center across the Earth beam” in “Reason”?

5. How long does Gloria’s father say Robbie has been with Gloria in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

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