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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 Foyle look like when he looks at himself in the mirror in Chapter 2?

2. Who is Robin Wednesbury?

3. What does Foyle use to fire the combustion chamber of the jet?

4. What does Presteign rename the Presteign Princess upon christening?

5. What is Dagenham Couriers, Inc.?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Y'ang-Yeovil want custody of Foyle after Foyle's attempt to destroy the Vorga?

2. What is so significant about Jaunte's first jaunte?

3. What keeps Foyle from divulging information about the whereabouts of the Nomad when he is questioned at the Nightmare Theater?

4. What seems to be the initial impetus for someone to jaunte, but is later found to be unnecessary?

5. What is the truth about Foyle and Jiz's escape from the Gouffre Martel?

6. Describe Foyle's existence as he is trapped on board the Nomad.

7. Describe Foyle and Jiz's escape from the prison.

8. Describe the steps Foyle takes in activating the Nomad's engines.

9. What happens as Foyle attempts to leave the asteroid with the safe from the Nomad?

10. Why is Gully Foyle considered the stereotypical common man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Robin Wednesbury and Presteign are both key characters in the novel. Both of them will play key roles in Foyle's life. Symbolically, they represent two ends of the spectrum showing how external characters can display the internal characteristics of Foyle. Discuss how Robin and Presteign show the duality of the forces at work in and around Foyle. Point out how their nature and temperament contrast each other. Also discuss how Foyle's fate is somehow bound up in these two characters.

Essay Topic 2

In the last two chapters of the book, author Bester basically throws convention to the wind and attempts to describe what happens with Foyle in hyperbolic language and graphic representations of what is fundamentally indescribable. Discuss Bester's use of these tools, how effective you felt they were, and share an alternate way of communicating the same truths without using the same conventions Bester did.

Essay Topic 3

It is not until well into the story that Foyle shows himself to have the capacity for anything other than revenge. Identify two or three pieces of evidence that Foyle can show positive traits and emotions, how they fit into the overall plot of the book, and how the display of those traits helps make him into a more sympathetic character.

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