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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 habitable worlds are cited in the Prologue?

2. What is Gully Foyle's occupation?

3. What is the Whisper Line?

4. Where is Foyle taken after he tries to get away from the Sargasso Asteroid?

5. What is the Nightmare Theater supposed to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Robin Wednesbury and her job, as introduced in Chapter 3.

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

3. What happens to Foyle when he gets emotional or angry, and what does Jiz tell him to do about it?

4. What are some of the negative aspects and results of jaunting?

5. What happens in the relationship between the Inner Planets and Outer Satellites as a result of jaunting?

6. What is Foyle's response after Jiz removes his bandages on board the Saturn Weekender in Chapter 7, and what does Jiz tell him?

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

8. What relationship does Robin have with Foyle early on?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foyle has to deal not only with his external physical image, but also his external image as it is perceived by others. Describe his transition from Gully Foyle, uneducated merchant marine, to Geoffrey Fourmyle, wealthy buffoon. Discuss how this transition helps him hide his obsession. Describe, too, how Robin Wednesbury complements him in the areas in which he is weak.

Essay Topic 2

One prevalent theme in The Stars My Destination is the concept of the impact of the internal on the external, and vice-versa. Consider two phenomena in the book--the appearances of the Burning Man and the use of the sympathetic block--and discuss how those two phenomena are evidences of the theme mentioned. Use incidences of these two phenomena to support your findings.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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