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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 Dr. Fastolfe tell Daneel to tell Lije?
(a) That Daneel has to return to Aurora.
(b) That the investigation into Dr. Sarton's death is being closed.
(c) That Dr. Sarton is indeed alive.
(d) That Lije is needed back in Spacetown.

2. What does Clousarr try to do to Daneel?
(a) Rile him.
(b) Shoot him.
(c) Ignore him.
(d) Punch him.

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

4. Who arrives 20 minutes late to meet with Lije and Daneel?
(a) Dr. Fostolfe.
(b) Dr. Gerrigel.
(c) Francis Clousarr.
(d) Enderby.

5. What is the name of one of the men from the shoe store and kitchen incident?
(a) Gerard Stepanoupolis.
(b) Paul Gerry.
(c) John Derrick.
(d) Gerard Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is standing next to Enderby?

2. What is one of the things that gives Lije the idea that Enderby is guilty of killing Dr. Sarton?

3. What does Lije think he needs to find in Daneel?

4. Who is staring at Lije and Daneel at dinner?

5. What does Daneel ask Lije while they are having dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lije react to Bentley showing up at the apartment and what does this say about the relationship between Lije and Jesse?

2. How does Dr. Gerrigel demonstrate the first law of robotics and at the same time prove once and for all R. Daneel's innocence?

3. Discuss the game Lije played in his earlier days and how it figures in to his sense of competitiveness with R. Daneel?

4. How is R. Daneel able to assure Lije of Enderby's innocence and does Daneel's explanation seem plausible?

5. Who does Lije call in Washington, D.C. and why does Lije call the man?

6. What is the explanation that Dr. Gerrigel offers for the physical appearance of robots. Does this explanation seem plausible to you?

7. What childhood story makes Lije re-think Enderby as the murder suspect and why do you think Lije makes the connection between the story and Enderby?

8. How does the conversation between Lije and Clousarr show Lije's changing opinions of robots?

9. How is a conflict between Lije's professional and personal life demonstrated in this chapter and how does Lije handle it?

10. Do you think Clousarr is an evil character?

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