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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. How many years later does section 7-9 take place after section 4-6?
2. What reason does the Mule give for knowing that the Second Foundation actually exists?
3. What other planet has the Mule ordered to be destroyed after talking to the First Speaker?
4. What reason does Arcadia give her father for Anthor's visit?
5. Who is the first character introduced in 7-9?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the Mule's motivations for finding the Second Foundation? How close has he come to this discovery?
2. What does Anthor ask Dr. Darell as they descend downstairs in 7-9? What is Dr. Darell's reaction?
3. What is the history of Han Pritcher and how does this character remember his past?
4. How does the opening of "Second Foundation" help the reader understand events that have occurred earlier in the trilogy?
5. How do the Rossem elders react to the arrival of Pritchard and Channis?
6. How does the Mule admit defeat? What happens after the Mule's defeat?
7. What factors contribute to Channis' popularity on Kaglan?
8. In 4-6, how does the Mule know that Channis is a Second Foundationer?
9. What are Channis' reasons for telling Pritchard that his mind has been tampered with by the Second Foundation in 4-6? Why would the Second Foundation leave Pritchard's feeling of loyalty?
10. What difference in time do the events in 7-9 take place after 4-6 and how is this shown by the characters?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
By the end of the novel many preconceptions of the plot are turned around in revelations presented by the author. Respond to the following with supporting evidence from the book:
1) What is Asimov's purpose in having so many twist endings?
2) How does the twist ending of the downfall of the Mule differ from the ending of the book as a whole?
3) How do the twist endings serve to screen the inevitable triumph of the Second Foundation in the plot of the book?
Essay Topic 2
There is confusion throughout the novel on whether or not a character is acting upon their own free will or by the manipulations of a controlling force. Please respond to the following with supporting evidence from the story:
1) Arcadia is a rebellious teenager who acts upon her own desires and yet it is revealed that she has been under the influence of the Second Foundation since being a baby. Has her free will been her own or a part of the Second Foundation's conditioning?
2) How does Asimov use the character of the Lieutenant from Kalgan to prove that free will is a fallacy in the society of "Second Foundation"?
3) What is the author's purpose in portraying free will as something that might just be part of a larger influential control?
Essay Topic 3
Powerful forces in the fictional society of "Second Foundation" are able to influence and even control the minds of humans. Respond to the following with supporting evidence from the novel:
1) In the novel, what level of difficulty is the ability to control a person's mind? How easily influenced are people by the Mule or the Second Foundation?
2) How does the author portray that certainty a person can have about someone's mind being control? How about the certainty of a person's own mind being controlled?
3) What is the difference between the controlling powers of the Mule versus the powers of the Second Foundation?
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