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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. 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?
(a) “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe.”
(b) “Handbook of Robotics.”
(c) “The New York Magazine.”
(d) “Jane Eyre.”

2. What word from the Introduction refers to excessive growth or accumulation of any kind?
(a) Interability.
(b) Mosterity.
(c) Hypertrophy.
(d) Introphy.

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

4. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was made and sold in what year?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1996.
(c) 2025.
(d) 2005.

5. In what year did Susan Calvin earn her Ph.D., according to the narrator of the Introduction?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1995.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Second Mercury Expedition was financed in part by U.S. Robots and in part by whom, according to Susan Calvin?

2. What refers to the type of space suits worn by Powell and Donovan in “Runaround”?

3. What is the character of Donovan’s first name?

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

5. What expletive does Donovan remark upon hearing of Cutie’s skepticism in “Reason”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

5. What is indicated about the personality of Dr. Susan Calvin in the Introduction?

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

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

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

9. How is the theme of faith explored in “Reason”?

10. What is taking place in the beginning of “Robbie”? How are the principle characters described?

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