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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Daneel think an Earthman could enter the Spacer territory?
2. How do they determine if Lije is healthy?
3. Who is Dr. Fastolfe?
4. What did Roj Nemennuh Sarton think would produce a world like the one the Spacers wanted?
5. What makes Lije feel disgust for robots?
Short Essay Questions
1. What shocks Lije about his new partner, R. Daneel, and why do you think this bothers Lije so much?
2. What is Lije's rationale for believing Dr. Sarton is not dead, but that the Spacers want the Earthmen to believe Dr. Sarton is murdered by a City dweller?
3. What is the unexpected result of Lije's accusations about R. Daneel?
4. Why is R. Daneel so different from other robots?
5. How has the word "city" changed in the time of this novel?
6. Does it seem Jessie's uneasiness about R. Daneel is her peculiar belief or do others share her sentiments?
7. Why does Lije request Enderby to be a witness to a conversation Lije is about to have with Dr. Fastolfe and R. Daneel?
8. Why is Lije upset by R. Daneel's actions to control the crowd?
9. What is it about Fastolfe's age that most Earthmen would find extraordinary and do you think you would enjoy his lifespan?
10. What are a couple differences between the City where Lije lives and Spacetown?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following:
1. Compare/contrast R. Daneel Olvaw with Lije.
2. Compare/contrast Lije with Enderby.
3. Compare/contrast Dr. Sarton with Dr. Fastolfe.
Essay Topic 2
There are a number of interesting questions raised by this book. Questions that most likely Asimov wanted the readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:
1. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the author's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Asimov's probable agenda concerning that idea.
2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?
3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?
Essay Topic 3
It seems obvious that Lije wants to keep his professional life separate from his private/family life. Discuss the following:
1. In what ways does Lije try to separate his private from his professional life?
2. Do you think it is healthy for a person to keep their private lives and professional/work lives completely separate? Why or why not?
3. When you were a child, how aware were you of what your Mom/Dad did career wise? Do you wish they had told you more?
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