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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Gloria’s father in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) Michael.
(b) Dave.
(c) George.
(d) Bill.

2. 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.

3. What refers to the type of space suits worn by Powell and Donovan in “Runaround”?
(a) Mercosuits.
(b) Inulasuits.
(c) Insosuits.
(d) Technosuits.

4. In the beginning of “Runaround,” Donovan informs Powell that Speedy has been gone for how many hours?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

5. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was sold to be used as what?
(a) A miner.
(b) A factory worker.
(c) A nursemaid.
(d) A maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Susan Calvin born?

2. According to the narrator in “Catch That Rabbit,” Powell had once jumped out of the window of a burning house dressed only in shorts and carrying what book?

3. How tall is Dave in “Catch That Rabbit”?

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

5. Donovan tells Powell that it’s time he got what out of his pants and went to work in “Catch That Rabbit”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ultimatum does Gloria give Robbie in the beginning of “Robbie”? How does he respond?

2. What do the characters of Donovan and Powell represent symbolically in I, Robot?

3. What news does Donovan relate to Powell in the beginning of “Runaround”?

4. What is established about the capacity of robots in “Robbie”? What is foreshadowed in the story?

5. What theme is introduced in “Runaround”?

6. What is foreshadowed by Dr. Calvin’s comments about labor unions and religious groups in the Introduction?

7. How does Mrs. Weston explain Robbie’s absence when he is sent away in “Robbie”?

8. What is the central objective of Gloria in “Robbie”? How does this relate to the story’s themes?

9. What does Donovan discover when he goes to check the Converter in “Reason”?

10. Where are Donovan and Powell in the beginning of “Reason”? How much time has elapsed since “Runaround”?

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