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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lije believe Enderby will think about Lije's theory of the murder?
(a) Enderby will replace Lije on the case.
(b) Enderby will fire Lije from the force altogether.
(c) Enderby will be furious.
(d) Enderby thinks there are some valid points to the theory.

2. What did Roj Nemennuh Sarton think would produce a world like the one the Spacers wanted?
(a) Everyone going vegetarian.
(b) The integration of robots with human society.
(c) Terraforming.
(d) Creating androids that actually could reproduce.

3. What does Daneel say he was doing in the Men's Personals?
(a) Investigating a possible bug in Lije's apartment.
(b) Investigating a possilbe clue to the murder.
(c) Meeting other humans.
(d) Learning how humans function.

4. What happened to Enderby three days earlier?
(a) He was robbed.
(b) He was demoted.
(c) He broke his glasses.
(d) He had a heart attack.

5. How are Earth and its contemporary cities dependent?
(a) They operate independent of anything else.
(b) On Spacer's input/output ratio with supplies.
(c) On the artificial air.
(d) On the trade from other galaxies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Fastolfe say about Daneel's entire make up?

2. What is Jesse's full name?

3. Of what does Daneel remind Lije?

4. Of what is Jesse afraid?

5. What does R. Daneel arrange?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shocks Lije about his new partner, R. Daneel, and why do you think this bothers Lije so much?

2. Often foreshadowing is not apparent until later, but there are usually reasons an author mentions something trivial because it foreshadows something later: What is one thing that may be foreshadowing?

3. Why do the Spacers want Earthmen to accept robots among them?

4. What are a couple differences between the City where Lije lives and Spacetown?

5. Why does Lije request Enderby to be a witness to a conversation Lije is about to have with Dr. Fastolfe and R. Daneel?

6. What does Jesse want and what is Lije's response? Is Jesse justified in her request?

7. How does Dr. Fastolfe explain the Spacers's paranoia about contact with Earthmen?

8. How and why is light regulated in the City's artificial environment?

9. Do you think Lije's personal feelings about robots and his experience with R. Daneel in the shoe store will interfere with his job as a police officer to investigate the Spacer death with R. Daneel?

10. Why is R. Daneel so different from other robots?

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