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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. According to Joyce, who gave the orders to abandon Foyle on the Nomad?

2. How do Dagenham and company tell Foyle to save himself in the ruins of Old St. Pat's?

3. According to Forrest, how many people were on board the Vorga?

4. What kind of costume does Foyle wear after he leaves the Borghese Palace in Rome?

5. What is the OP-I maneuver?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Olivia's response to the bombardment that takes place during the New Year's Eve party?

2. Describe Analogue and how and why it is used.

3. What do Robin and Foyle do after their appearance at a Shanghai party to further Foyle's quest?

4. What does Olivia Presteign tell her father about Foyle that stuns him?

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

6. Describe Olivia Presteign.

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

8. How does Robin assist Foyle in his role as Geoffrey Fourmyle?

9. What proposition does Foyle make Robin after her suicide attempt, and what is her response?

10. What truth does Sheffield reveal to Foyle at the Four Mile Circus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Gully Foyle is introduced in Chapter 1. The book identifies him as "everyman." The concept of the everyman is a common one in literature, but does Foyle fulfill the stereotypical traits of the everyman? Write an analysis of Foyle, based on the information we have at his introduction. Include in your analysis his background, his goals and objectives, his personality, and explain whether he is a sympathetic character and a character the reader can identify with.

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