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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. What does Lasher say will eventually happen to everyone with an IQ above 110?

2. How does Dr. Proteus feel about the farm when he first sees it?

3. In Chapter 10, what is Anita most concerned about when she asks Dr. Proteus about what happened at the bar?

4. What does Finnerty do when Dr. Proteus allows him into the plant without an escort?

5. Why do the police want to question Dr. Proteus at the beginning of Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Anita horrified at the idea of the living on the farm?

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

3. What does Finnerty do when he is allowed to walk around the plant alone?

4. What is the purpose of the dinner that Dr. Proteus goes to in Chapter 1, and what does he have to do there?

5. Who takes Paul's gun and why?

6. Who is the Shah of Bratpuhr, and why is he in Ilium?

7. What does Anita want Paul to do to Shepherd, and why doesn't he do it?

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

9. What is Anita's greatest concern when she asks Paul about his night at the bar? What does this reveal about Anita?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Paul dissatisfied with his life at the beginning of the novel? What choices does he make to try to change his situation?

Essay Topic 2

What is the player piano? Why do you think that the author named the novel after it?

Essay Topic 3

What role do the Reeks and Wrecks and the Army fulfill in society? Do you think that this could actually happen?

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