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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Incident At A Shoe Counter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Elijah Baley's occupation?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Politician.
(c) Biologist.
(d) Lawyer.

2. What does Lije want to do as the crowd grows?
(a) Call a riot squad.
(b) Push the fire alarm.
(c) Shoot his gun into the air to quiet them.
(d) Spray tear gas on them.

3. How did a spacer die three days ago?
(a) By decompression.
(b) From a blast to the chest.
(c) By a fall off a space needle.
(d) By suicide.

4. What does the government call things such as riots?
(a) Horrific happenings.
(b) Growing pains.
(c) Necessary evils.
(d) Nothing; they pretend those sort of things don't exist.

5. Why has Dr. Sarton's murder been assigned to the Commissioner's office?
(a) Because Sarton recently made a breakthrough in Spacer technology.
(b) Because Sarton worked undercover for the Commissioner.
(c) Because Spacetown is still under City jurisdiction.
(d) Because he was a good friend of the President.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lije explain to the women?

2. About what are the women at the shoe store angry?

3. What does Lije realize as the crowd calms?

4. Who do the Spacers believe is responsible for the spacer's death?

5. Who disagrees with Lije's idea?

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