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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 is the OP-I maneuver?
2. How much does Fourmyle offer Robin to work for him?
3. What does Foyle do to Forrest on the beach in Chapter 9?
4. When was the Ceres Mining Company organized?
5. Where do the atomic bombs which strike in the proximity of the Presteign mansion come from?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the nature of the surgery Foyle had after the recovery of the treasure from the Nomad?
2. Describe Geoffrey Fourmyle.
3. What do Robin and Foyle do after their appearance at a Shanghai party to further Foyle's quest?
4. What is Foyle's goal in going to the Spanish Steps?
5. Describe Olivia Presteign.
6. Who does Foyle kidnap on Mars? Describe Foyle's victim.
7. What truth does Sheffield reveal to Foyle at the Four Mile Circus?
8. What does Robin do regarding Foyle at the opening of Chapter 12, and what secret of hers is made known?
9. What does Foyle do after he finds Rodg Kempsey on the moon?
10. What is the nature of the discussion in the Star Chamber in Chapter 14?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One thread woven throughout The Stars My Destination is the notion of escape and consequent freedom. Obviously, Foyle wants revenge on the Vorga, but achieving that vengeance gives him the freedom to continue his life. Are there other characters who are bound by something--be it a physical trait, an internal state, or something else? Identify at least three other characters who are "held back" in some fashion by something in their lives. Identify their handicaps, how those handicaps keep them from experiencing freedom, and how they overcome those handicaps (if indeed they are able to overcome them.)
Essay Topic 2
Early in the book, Foyle, who is stranded on board the spaceship Nomad, manages to escape the ship after being bypassed (he thinks) by the crew of the Vorga. He finds himself among the Scientific People. The Scientific People tattoo him with tiger-like markings and with the name, Nomad, across his forehead. Discuss how those markings are an externalization of his internal crisis, his drive for revenge on the Vorga, and the significance of the name Nomad apart from it being the name of his spaceship. What is Foyle's chief motivation for his actions while with the Scientific People?
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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