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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 makes Lije uneasy?
(a) Having to ask Daneel advice.
(b) Not quite believing that Dr. Sarton is really dead.
(c) Having to suspect everyone as the murderer of Dr. Sarton.
(d) The story about the man who committed a murder in London.

2. Where does Clousarr say he has been during the last few nights?
(a) Out walking.
(b) With his wife.
(c) Out of town.
(d) In home asleep.

3. What happens when Daneel and Lije rise from their table?
(a) The manager tells them the dinner is on him.
(b) Two men who are watching them also rise.
(c) The waiter asks them to leave via the kitchen.
(d) Daneel trips and falls into a woman who screams "robot."

4. Where do the men end?
(a) A football game.
(b) A nightclub.
(c) The power plant.
(d) Sanctuary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daneel believe about Jesse?

2. Why is Daneel eliminated as a suspect?

3. What does Lije tell Enderby in a last ditch effort to hold his life and job together?

4. About what does Lije press Daneel?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

8. When Daneel and Lije return to their apartment, what horrifies does Daneel do that horrifies Lije? Would you feel the same way

9. What does the visit to Yeast town demonstrate?

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

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