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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. Where does the Government House ball at the opening of Chapter 9 take place?

2. Who are the Jack-jaunters?

3. What does Y'ang-Yeovil identify Robin as when she visits him in Central Intelligence headquarters?

4. What is the Four Mile Circus?

5. Who assumes the identity of Poggi in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe a sympathetic block.

2. Who does Foyle kidnap on Mars? Describe Foyle's victim.

3. Describe, in a couple of sentences, the nature of the first Solar War as explained in Chapter 8.

4. What does Foyle do after he finds Rodg Kempsey on the moon?

5. What is the nature of the small slugs Foyle sent around the world as revealed in Chapter 15?

6. What is Foyle's relationship with Steve Forrest, and where does Foyle find Forrest?

7. Describe Olivia Presteign.

8. Describe Geoffrey Fourmyle.

9. Describe members of the Skoptsy Colony.

10. What does Robin do regarding Foyle at the opening of Chapter 12, and what secret of hers is made known?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Y'ang-Yeovil appears on the Spanish Steps in Rome masquerading as Angelo Poggi, a crewmember on board the Vorga. Foyle is masquerading as Fourmyle. Another theme in the book is that of deception. Identify and discuss other examples of personal deception in the book. Consider, too, how entire classes of people might be practicing deception. for example, how the wealthy try to impress their peers by traveling in flashy, ancient modes of transportation.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Fourmyle's Four Mile Circus is encamped in what is known as Old St. Pat's, what was once St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. Discuss the irony of this group taking up residence in what was once a church, being mindful of what the Circus represents. Explain why the Circus is such an attraction to the people in the culture. Is it an escape? An ideal to be emulated? Evidence of the culture's depravity? Or something else entirely?

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