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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 the dog that Gloria’s parents give her when Robbie is sent away in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) Champ.
(b) Lucky.
(c) Sparky.
(d) Lightning.

2. What temperature is Robbie’s metal skin kept at by high resistance coils in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) 96.8 degrees.
(b) 75 degrees.
(c) 70 degrees.
(d) 92.8 degrees.

3. 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.

4. Cutie refers to humans such as Powell and Donovan as being what, in “Reason”?
(a) Superior.
(b) Jovial.
(c) Makeshift.
(d) God-like.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Susan Calvin born?

2. What city do Gloria’s parents take her to visit in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

3. How old does the narrator of the Introduction claim to be?

4. How many human executives are assigned to each space mining station according to Powell in “Reason”?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What theme is introduced in “Runaround”?

3. What do Donovan and Powell discover about the robots’ behavior when they are not knowingly being observed in “Catch That Rabbit”?

4. What is foreshadowed in the plot of “Runaround”?

5. How is the robot Cutie described in the beginning of “Reason”? What objective does he state in the beginning of the story?

6. What breakdown in the Three Laws of Robotics is indicated in “Runaround”?

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

8. What is implied about the Interviewer in the book’s Introduction? Why is this significant?

9. What principle purpose does the Introduction of I, Robot serve?

10. What theme is established in the book’s Introduction?

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