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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. The Eastern Region in “The Evitable Conflict” covers an area of how many square miles?

2. Lanning is known to be over how old in “Escape!”?

3. Dr. Calvin tells the interviewer that when she was born, we had just been through what, in “Evidence”?

4. Dr. Calvin says in the end of “Evidence” that when Stephen Byerley decided to die, he had himself what?

5. What title has Lanning taken in “Escape!”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problem is presented in the beginning of “Little Lost Robot”?

2. Whom does Stephen Byerley care for secretly in “Evidence”? How does this character respond to the information about the interview?

3. What has been related to Byerley regarding the problems in the Eastern Region in “The Evitable Conflict”?

4. What is asked by the Sub-Coordinator of the European Region in “The Evitable Conflict”?

5. What is foreshadowed through the plot of “Liar!”?

6. What is the basis of Dr. Calvin’s fear of the robots and their capabilities in “Little Lost Robot”?

7. Who issues the orders for the process of investigation in “Liar!”?

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

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

10. How does Dr. Calvin react to the information about the modified First Law in the robots in “Little Lost Robot”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of “Catch That Rabbit.” In what year does the story begin? Where are Powell and Donovan stationed in this story? How do they feel about the setting and their objectives?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the problem presented in the beginning of “Escape!” What does Lanning say caused the breakdown of the computer at Consolidated Robots? How is this conflict to be resolved? Who will be involved in the solution?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the point of view of the narrative and the role of the narrator in the novel. How does the narrator’s point of view affect the reader? Do you empathize with the narrator? Why or why not?

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