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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. Who must pass a medical inspection?
2. What do the robot and Lije encounter on the way to Lije's home?
3. About what are the women at the shoe store angry?
4. Who is Roj Nemennuh Sarton?
5. Who is Dr. Fastolfe?
Short Essay Questions
1. What possible theme is already apparent in this first chapter?
2. Why is Lije upset by R. Daneel's actions to control the crowd?
3. How does Dr. Fastolfe explain the Spacers's paranoia about contact with Earthmen?
4. Why is R. Daneel so different from other robots?
5. How does R. Daneel disprove Lije's theory and is Enderby's response appropriate?
6. What do you think is the significance of the fact that the family is required to eat in the community kitchen most of the week?
7. What is Lije subjected to again as he enters Spacetown?
8. 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?
9. What is established at the opening of the novel?
10. Who is the murder victim and what do the Spacers think about his murder?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Dr. Fastolfe is currently one hundred and sixty three years old, and on Fastolfe's home planet, Aurora, the average life expectancy for a male is three hundred and fifty years. Discuss the following:
1. What would it be like to have a life expectancy of 350 years?
2. Could Earth sustain life if people lived that long?
3. Do you think if the life expectancy were that long, the birth rate would plummet?
4. How long would adolescence last if one lived to be 350 years old?
Essay Topic 2
In "Introduction to a Family," we learn a little about Lije and Jesse's relationship and how they function as a family with their son, Bentley. Discuss the following:
1. Compare/contrast Lije's family with your own.
2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the relationship between Lije and Jesse. Are their given names (Elijah and Jezebel) perhaps symbolic of their relationship in some way?
3. Do you think the family structure observed in THE CAVES OF STEEL is as strong as that in the general American population?
Essay Topic 3
When Lije first enters Spacetown, he states that he has solved the case and believes Dr. Sarton is still alive and points to Daneel. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think Lije's reasoning is sound for coming to the conclusion he does?
2. What does it say about Enderby that he is laughing hysterically at Lije?
3. Would you have been as willing to look foolish and make such a proclamation? Why or why not?
4. Was Lije a bit premature in his claim?
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