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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. What is the average life expectancy for a male on Fastolfe's home planet, Aurora?

2. What is Jesse's full name?

3. What does Daneel order the store manager to do?

4. What does Lije believe Enderby will think about Lije's theory of the murder?

5. Who must pass a medical inspection?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the unexpected result of Lije's accusations about R. Daneel?

2. What is the process Lije has to go through to enter Spacetown and does this seem an invasion of privacy?

3. What are a couple differences between the City where Lije lives and Spacetown?

4. What does Lije state about the murder of Dr. Sarton and how is his analysis received by Dr. Fastolfe and Enderby?

5. Why is R. Daneel so different from other robots?

6. How do you think Lije feels about bringing home a robot who is his professional partner?

7. What is it about Fastolfe's age that most Earthmen would find extraordinary and do you think you would enjoy his lifespan?

8. 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?

9. What is it about R. Daneel that makes it difficult for Lije to believe Daneel is not human?

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Bentley, Lije's son, is against the idea of robots, which may be a reflection not only of how he has been raised in their household but also of how his friends and teachers perceive the situation. Discuss one of the following:

1. Answer the following questions: How influential do you think Bentley's peers are on his opinions? How influential are Jesse's associates in the Medievalist group on her thinking? How about how influential are Lije's colleagues on his thinking?

2. A book called Freakonomics, suggests that peers have the greatest influence on how a child turns out--even more so than parents, teachers, or other adults. Discuss your thoughts about this idea.

3. If Freakonomics is correct and peers have the most influence on the way a child turns out as an adult, how do you think that should influence a parent's interaction and supervision of his/her child? Go into detail with examples.

Essay Topic 3

When Lije finally enters Spacetown he is disturbed by the feeling of wind and breathing in of real air. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think Lije finds fresh air and wind disturbing? How would you feel about it if you did not experience it very often?

2. Lije does not even recognize an apple as food because his food is made mostly of yeast substances. Would you feel the quality of life is worthwhile in such a place?

3. How likely is it that in a few hundred years, Earth will be living in the manner suggested in THE CAVES OF STEEL?

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