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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 do Foyle and Jiz plan on removing the safe from the Nomad?

2. What is Gully Foyle's occupation?

3. Who picks up Foyle ninety thousand miles outside of Mars's orbit?

4. What critical bit of information does Foyle withhold from Jiz while they were still at Gouffre Martel?

5. Who attempts to capture Jiz at the end of Chapter Seven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jiz ask of Harley Baker, and why is he qualified to do what she asks?

2. What is significant about Moira in Foyle's early days among the Scientific People, and what does she tell him are his responsibilities?

3. What procedure do the Scientific People perform on Foyle that makes him like them?

4. What ultimately happens to Sam in Chapter 6, and how does it happen?

5. What is significant and dangerous about Dagenham, especially in regard to his proximity to other people?

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

7. What motivates Foyle to save himself at the close of Chapter 1?

8. How did the Scientific People come to be?

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

10. How does Dagenham attempt to persuade Foyle to give up information about the Nomad, instead of torture?

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 key component of the novel is the concept of jaunting. Discuss in detail whether the concept is plausible, whether it is better suited to fantasy than science-fiction, if Bester deploys this device convincingly, and whether its use comes across as a gimmick to further the plot or is a necessary part of the overall scheme of the book. Could the book have been written apart from the presence of jaunting?

Essay Topic 3

This particular novel was originally titled "Tiger! Tiger!" Discuss the appropriateness of that original title, and why perhaps the title was changed to the more poetic "The Stars My Destination." Discuss which title seems more fitting for the book, based on your overall impressions of the novel, and explain the source of the current title.

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