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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 robot union?

2. What does Helena say Alquist is dressed like?

3. What does Alquist build when he is worried?

4. What type of flower does Hallemeier say is beautiful?

5. Who are the blight of the universe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened with the robots in America?

2. What happens when Alquist tries to perform a dissection?

3. How does Domin react to Miss Glory lifting her veil?

4. What do Helena and Primus say about the sunrise and Alquist's anatomy book?

5. Why are Primus and Helena closer to humans than the other robots?

6. Why does Dr. Gall say he is to blame for what has happened?

7. What does Alquist realize about Helena and Primus?

8. What does Helena say about her strange feelings?

9. What does Hallemeier think about Helena's piano playing?

10. Why did Domin and the others bring flowers and plants into the drawing room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the play and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the values of the 1920s.

1) In what ways are the characters a product of their time?

2) How does the play express the changes Europe was going through at the time?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Alquist's character at the end of the play to the person he was at the beginning of the play.

1) What did Alquist hope to achieve at the beginning of the play?

2) What events changes Alquist ideas about life?

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

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