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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. When she is leaving Stephen Byerley’s office, Dr. Calvin tells him that she hopes to vote for him in five years for what in “Evidence”?
2. What year is it in the beginning of “Liar!”?
3. The company that has propositioned U.S. Robot in “Escape!” has promised how much money to U.S. Robot if there is a solution to their problem, plus the costs of construction?
4. As Byerley begins to speak at a public rally in “Evidence,” an unkempt looking man charges the stage and demands that Byerley do what?
5. Dr. Calvin tells the interviewer that when she was born what had come to an end in “Evidence”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is significant about the conclusions of Byerley’s identity in “Evidence”?
2. What is the basis of Dr. Calvin’s fear of the robots and their capabilities in “Little Lost Robot”?
3. What has been related to Byerley regarding the problems in the Eastern Region in “The Evitable Conflict”?
4. What thought does Herbie read of Dr. Calvin’s in “Liar!”?
5. What proposition has been posed to U.S. Robots in the beginning of “Escape!”?
6. How are the Three Laws of Robotics explored thematically in “Little Lost Robot”?
7. How does the story “Liar!” mark a turning point in I, Robot?
8. Whom does Stephen Byerley care for secretly in “Evidence”? How does this character respond to the information about the interview?
9. What does Stephen Byerley communicate to Dr. Calvin in the beginning of “The Evitable Conflict”?
10. What is decided as the course of action among the executives in the beginning of “Escape!”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the setting of “Robbie.” Is this setting a realistic one? How does Isaac Asimov’s vision of the future relate to the reality of 1996 in America? Where does Gloria’s family live in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the plot structure of “Runaround.” How does this story compare with “Robbie” in relation to its subject, themes, and characters? How do the Three Laws of Robotics apply in each story? What similarities do the robots share?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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