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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 has just been discovered at the police department?
(a) A bomb.
(b) A pile of unregistered weapons.
(c) A package of anthrax powder.
(d) A corpse.

2. What does Lije tell Jesse when she is worried?
(a) To stop being so concerned.
(b) That he has quit the case.
(c) That he has a couple bodyguards at all times.
(d) That Bentley is now in danger.

3. Where does Lije escort his guest and Daneel?
(a) To the shoe store.
(b) To Spacetown.
(c) To Conference Room D, a spy-insulated chamber.
(d) To his apartment.

4. Why does Lije commiserate with Enderby?
(a) Because Enderby's wife is very difficult.
(b) Because of Enderby being investigated for the murder.
(c) Because Enderby has to work with robots everyday.
(d) Because Enderby and Dr. Sarton were good friends.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the obvious suspect as the killer of Dr. Sarton?

2. Who asks Lije about the call he made to Washington D.C. to Dr. Gerrigel, a roboticist specialist?

3. How long would it take to create a non-Aesonion positronic brain which dismisses the Three Laws?

4. What makes Lije uneasy?

5. Where does Lije think Daneel could hide a blaster?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Lije seem to be finally thinking more clearly and to what might you attribute that?

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

3. Why do you think R. Daneel reveals his vulnerabilities to Lije?

4. What theme is demonstrated by the conversation between Lije and Norris?

5. How has the murder of R. Sammy changed the relationship between Lije and R. Daneel?

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

7. How does a section kitchen work and what is the implication of such a setup?

8. Do you think Clousarr is an evil character?

9. Do you think Lije and Enderby's relationship has changed and how so?

10. 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?

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