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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 is the name of the tough-talking kid?

2. What word does the man on the bus mouth to Seldon?

3. What are Rashelle's officers using as excuse to mutiny?

4. What does Venabili think they are being fattened for?

5. Who does Cleon say he wants an update on?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Seldon and Venabili prepare to go to the Sacratorium?

2. What does Venabili know about robots?

3. Why is Billibotton even more dangerous than Dahl?

4. When does Demerzel think they should take Seldon in?

5. How does Venabili embarrass Seldon?

6. Why does Mycelium know more about tribespeople than other Mycogenians?

7. How does Sunmaster say they trapped Seldon and Venabili?

8. Why does Demerzel never let himself be seen on the palace grounds?

9. How do Seldon and Venabili defend their action to the police?

10. How does Raindrop say Mycogenian history begins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think Hummin was right to make Seldon so paranoid about the people around him? Who do the students think was responsible for Seldon's near death?

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