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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. Why does Paul tell Klara he hates Mr. Capaldi?
(a) Mr. Capaldi stole some of Paul's own ideas for machines.
(b) Mr. Capaldi is having an affair with his ex-wife.
(c) He fears Mr. Capaldi may be right, and that there is nothing intrinsic in humans that machines can not convincingly imitate.
(d) Mr. Capaldi makes more money than he does.

2. Who does Josie ask Klara to get when she is having an episode in the middle of the night, and she is distressed, at the end of Part III?
(a) Chrissie.
(b) Helen.
(c) Rick.
(d) Paul.

3. What does Klara tell Rick that Josie intends with the gift she sends Klara with to Rick in Part III?
(a) To make Rick want to move away.
(b) To make Rick want to ask his mother for him to get lifted.
(c) To apologize to Rick.
(d) To make Rick angry.

4. What does Rick's mother think is Rick's best chance for a successful life?
(a) To attend Atlas Brookings.
(b) To marry Josie.
(c) To get a job right away.
(d) To sell his drones after patenting them.

5. What does Klara think the sun disklikes the most?
(a) Rainbows.
(b) Rain.
(c) Pollution.
(d) Bulls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Paul bring Josie?

2. What does Josie's father call her?

3. How does Josie instruct Rick to play the bubble game?

4. What request does Klara make of the sun in the barn?

5. What is Mr. Capaldi's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a major source of grief for Chrissie?

2. What does Rick tell Josie about how Mr. Capaldi sounds?

3. What does Josie's and Rick's "plan" seem to involve?

4. What does playing the Bubble Game do to Rick and Josie's relationship?

5. What does Klara have to sacrifice for her plan to help Josie?

6. What does Helen say to Chrissie when Chrissie asks her if she regrets not having Rick lifted?

7. What does Klara realize Mr. Capaldi is doing for his "portrait" of Josie?

8. What kind of living arrangement does Paul have in Part IV?

9. How does Paul, Josie's father, treat Klara at first?

10. What does Klara intend to do to try to cure Josie in Part III?

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