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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. Who had first taken out incorporation papers for U. S. Robot and Mechanical Men, Inc., according to the narrator in the Introduction?
(a) Lawrence Robertson.
(b) Francis Quinn.
(c) Major-General Kallner.
(d) Stephen Byerley.

2. According to the narrator in “Reason,” there are strict laws against what on Earth?
(a) Nuclear power plants.
(b) Atomic bombs.
(c) Illicit drugs.
(d) Robots.

3. In what year was the Second Mercury Expedition sent out, according to Susan Calvin?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2012.
(c) 1998.
(d) 2015.

4. How many robots work under Dave in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Cutie refers to humans such as Powell and Donovan as being what, in “Reason”?

2. For whom is the narrator of the Introduction writing a feature article?

3. What adjective describes the robot brain in “Reason”?

4. The robot that Powell and Donovan put together to show Cutie how robots are made in “Reason” is a simple what model?

5. Who tested Dave before he left the factory in “Catch That Rabbit”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Cutie describe his conclusions of existence to Donovan and Powell as they discover the coming storm in “Reason”?

5. What conclusion does Donovan reach upon observing the robots’ behavior in “Catch That Rabbit”? What does Powell conclude?

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

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

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

9. How would you describe the use of language in “Catch That Rabbit”?

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

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