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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. Where does Seldon meet Chetter Hummin?

2. Where does Seldon know Hummin from?

3. What does Seldon argue Venabili out of doing?

4. What does Hummin leave for Seldon to help cover expenses?

5. What does Raindrop do when Seldon touches her arm?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Seldon think Venabili can help him?

2. Why does Seldon think both Hummin and the Emperor are being unreasonable?

3. Why does Hummin think Leggen is responsible for Seldon's disappearance?

4. What do Venabili and Seldon say to each other when Seldon wakes up?

5. Who is Hari Seldon?

6. What amazes Seldon about the dainties?

7. Why do Mycogenians have no population increase?

8. Why does Hummin tell Seldon not to show any distaste for Trantorian food?

9. Why does Venabili think the Mycogens have never had a religion?

10. What does Venabili plan to do with her life as a scholar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1980s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the novel if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Seldon's character to the person he was when he first set sail to the person he is at the end of the book.

1) What did Seldon hope to achieve at the beginning of the novel?

2) What events changed Seldon's ideas about life?

3) How has Seldon's character changed by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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