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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. What does Shepherd insist that the company do?
(a) Transfer him.
(b) Give him a raise.
(c) Fire Dr. Proteus.
(d) Promote him over Dr. Proteus.

2. Why does the checkers machine catch fire?
(a) One of its wires was loose.
(b) It is overwhelmed by Dr. Proteus's skill.
(c) It has a faulty battery.
(d) Dr. Proteus rigs it.

3. Who is Mr. Haycox?
(a) The real estate agent.
(b) A farmhand.
(c) The former owner's son.
(d) The caretaker of the farm.

4. Why does Anita pretend to like Finnerty?
(a) He bought her a present.
(b) He has an important position at the company.
(c) He flirts with her.
(d) She is trying to be nice because he is Dr. Proteus's friend.

5. How does Fred Berringer get his job at Ilium?
(a) He is very intelligent.
(b) He begs Kroner and Baer to help him.
(c) He comes from an influential family.
(d) He blackmails a high official at the company.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said this quote? "The man with the thick glasses as much as said his son's life wasn't worth living on account of me."

2. What does Dr. Proteus say that upsets Anita at the end of Chapter 10?

3. How does Anita try to convince Dr. Proteus not to quit his job?

4. How does Anita react when Dr. Proteus tells her about his experience in Homestead?

5. Who said this quote? "Does that make you happy, that this has been going on for thirteen years?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hackett's attitude towards the Army.

2. Why does Finnerty quit his job?

3. Why does Paul's car stall out, and who fixes it?

4. Why does Haycox mock Paul and Dr. Pond?

5. What does Paul want to do most at the end of Chapter 10?

6. What does the Shah think of the social/political structure of Ilium, despite Halyard's attempts to convince him otherwise?

7. What is Shepherd doing when Paul shows up late for work, and how does Paul react?

8. What is EPICAC, and what does the Shah say about it?

9. Why does Hagstrom's wife start to cry during the Shah's visit?

10. What are Lasher's beliefs about the state of society, and what does he think will happen to it?

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