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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does Fastolfe dream?
(a) A way to immortality.
(b) A cross-breeding between robots and men.
(c) Total integration of the Spacers and Earthmen.
(d) An egalitarian universe.

2. What does Lije say to Enderby about R. Daneel?
(a) That Daneel seems rather emotional for a robot.
(b) That Lije wishes he had known ahead of time about how human Daneel appears.
(c) That Daneel is an incredible robot.
(d) That Daneel is already trying to take over the investigation.

3. About what does Jesse ask Lije?
(a) What he had for dinner.
(b) Why he brought a robot home.
(c) Why he is late.
(d) The shoe store incident.

4. Who is Roj Nemennuh Sarton?
(a) The forensics specialist.
(b) The head of the Spacer administration.
(c) The murder victim.
(d) The suspect.

5. What makes it difficult for humans to enter Spacetown?
(a) A force barrier put in place by the Spacers 25 years earlier.
(b) The pollution.
(c) The steps and other conveniences are not the right size for humans.
(d) The noise.

6. Where do Lije and his two sisters live after his father dies?
(a) In a homeless shelter.
(b) With their grandmother.
(c) With their older brother.
(d) An orphanage.

7. What does Daneel find at the men's personals?
(a) No one was staying at the personals that night.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A man who can lead them to an important clue.
(d) A bug in Lije's apartment that was monitored there.

8. What is Lije's response to Jesse's fears?
(a) That she is being childish.
(b) That she is still young enough for another child.
(c) That Jesse's job is safe as long as Lije helps Enderby.
(d) That Lije is safer as a cop than in many other professions.

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

10. Under what circumstances will the Spacers allow an investigation and will not send a report to their Outerworlds?
(a) If the family of the dead spacer is spared of knowing it was suicide.
(b) If there are two Spacers involved in the investigation.
(c) If the company who manufactured the faulty relay is punished.
(d) If Lije takes on a Spacer robot as his partner.

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

12. What does Lije ask about Daneel's activities the night before?
(a) Why Daneel eats dinner.
(b) Why Daneel left the apartment and went back to Spacetown.
(c) Why Daneel called Enderby.
(d) Why he went to the men's personals rather than staying in the apartment.

13. What does Lije state to Enderby and the others?
(a) That Daneel killed Dr. Sarton.
(b) That he thinks Dr. Sarton is alive.
(c) That Dr. Fastolfe is the culprit.
(d) That Dr. Fastolfe should not be on the case.

14. What does Fastolfe fear?
(a) That the general public thinks Spacers are afraid of Earthmen.
(b) That Dr. Sarton was doing something unethical.
(c) That the Spacers could be wiped out by disease.
(d) That the general public would want to visit Spacers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lije's father lose his job at the power plant?

2. With what is Lije content?

3. What must Lije do to enter Spacetown?

4. What is Enderby's response about Daneel?

5. Who does Daneel think may be responsible?

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