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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of the investigation of Dr. Sarton's murder for the Spacers?
(a) An excuse for the Spacers to study humans in the field.
(b) To gain a foothold in New York.
(c) To play with Lije's mind.
(d) To bring the murderer to justice.

2. What does Francis Clousarr do?
(a) He is a manager at the yeast factory.
(b) He is a mechanic at the yeast factory.
(c) He is a baker at the yeast factory.
(d) He is a zymologist, or yeast specialist.

3. Who is standing next to Enderby?
(a) Daneel.
(b) Dr. Gerrigel.
(c) Jessie.
(d) Lije.

4. For what was Daneel originally built?
(a) To live in the City.
(b) To be a prototype for a new generation of robots.
(c) To help Dr. Sarton.
(d) To study human psychology for the people in Spacetown and conducting cerebroanalysis.

5. Who is one member of the group that Lije recognizes the name?
(a) Francis Klecker.
(b) Jon Decker.
(c) Francis Clousarr.
(d) Fran Clement.

6. Why does Lije decide to leave Jessie's name out of his report about the group?
(a) She has been duped.
(b) She is the mother of his child.
(c) She is his wife.
(d) She has told them everything she knows and has not committed any crime.

7. Who does Lije convince to come to New York City?
(a) His contact in Washington, D.C.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother-in-law to care for his family.

8. How is Jessie behaving as she comes into the station?
(a) Crying.
(b) In a fit of anger.
(c) As if she is embarrassed.
(d) Laughing.

9. To what does Lije's mind think back?
(a) Running the strips.
(b) His life in the slums.
(c) His life before he became a cop.
(d) Making peace with the men.

10. How many people have had disorderly conduct cases with robots in the past twenty-five years?
(a) Less than ten.
(b) Over a million.
(c) A couple thousand.
(d) A few dozen.

11. Who is Francis Clousarr?
(a) An employee at New York Yeast who has several robot friends.
(b) An employee at New York Yeast who was arrested when he was 32 years old for participating in a riot.
(c) Another detective who wants the Sarton case.
(d) Lije's best friend.

12. About what is Enderby surprisingly calm?
(a) Lije's outburst in Spacetown.
(b) Lije's thoughts about Daneel.
(c) Daneel's belief that Enderby needs to be investigated.
(d) Lije's resignation.

13. Who pushes the person into the fission chamber?
(a) Dr. Sarton.
(b) Lije.
(c) Daneel.
(d) Jessie.

14. With what did Enderby intend to blackmail Lije if necessary?
(a) Jesse's membership in an anti-robot group.
(b) Lije's illegitimate child.
(c) That Lije has an extra ration card.
(d) The fact that Lije's brother is in prison for life.

15. What does Lije think he needs to find in Daneel?
(a) A loophole in his programming.
(b) A way to make Daneel seem more human.
(c) A means of Daneel using a weapon.
(d) A way for Daneel to vacate the three laws of robotics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Fastolfe tell Daneel to tell Lije?

2. What does Lije want to test with Daneel?

3. What does Daneel ask Lije after they turn over Clousarr to detention?

4. What does Lije ask for as far as living accommodations?

5. Where does Clousarr say he has been during the last few nights?

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