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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Evidence,” Calvin and Lanning tell Quinn they have no proof about Byerley's identity and that the only way to prove he's a robot is to either dissect him or what?

2. Where does the Co-ordinator say that the Mercury mines have experienced a production deficiency since last spring in “The Evitable Conflict”?

3. What does the Co-ordinator say “reports an overproduction of twenty thousand long tons” in the beginning of “The Evitable Conflict”?

4. The robots in “Little Lost Robot” have been programmed with a modified version of the First Law, removing what provision?

5. Calvin and Bogert are brought to the base because one of their robots of what model has disappeared in “Little Lost Robot”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion does The Brain reach upon analyzing all of the data in “Escape!”? Why does this concern Dr. Calvin?

2. What is related of the Northern Region in “The Evitable Conflict”?

3. What does Stephen Byerley communicate to Dr. Calvin in the beginning of “The Evitable Conflict”?

4. Where are Dr. Calvin and Dr. Bogert in the beginning of “Little Lost Robot”? Who greets them?

5. What is related of the problems in the Tropic Region in “The Evitable Conflict”?

6. What information does Francis Quinn present to Dr. Lanning in the beginning of “Evidence”?

7. What do Calvin and Bogert discover to be the reason behind the missing robot in “Little Lost Robot”?

8. What thought does Herbie read of Dr. Calvin’s in “Liar!”?

9. What proposition has been posed to U.S. Robots in the beginning of “Escape!”?

10. How does Stephen Byerley attempt to disprove the allegation against him in the interview with Calvin and Lanning in “Evidence”? How does Dr. Calvin respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the role of U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation in the novel. How is this company involved in the story of “Robbie”? What is related about the goals of the company by Dr. Susan Calvin? How does Calvin feel about U.S. Robotics upon retiring?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the plot structure of “Reason.” How does the structure of this story relate to that of “Runaround”? Have the characters of Donovan and Powell changed? Is the structure traditional?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the NS-2 model of robots introduced in “Little Lost Robot.” What capabilities do these machines have? How do they differ from robots in the previous stories? What makes Nestor 10 stand out among this model? How are the robots described? How large are they?

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