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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Baley think Gladia appears to Baley in the state she does?
(a) To seduce him.
(b) To influence Baley's judgement.
(c) Because she is so distraught.
(d) To make Baley admire her.

2. What does Daneel think Gladia is trying to do?
(a) Welcome them.
(b) Make them leave the planet.
(c) Make them look foolish.
(d) Manipulate them.

3. Who works in the outside areas of Earth?
(a) Robots.
(b) Animals bred for intelligence.
(c) No one.
(d) Slaves.

4. What does Gladia do when she finds her husband?
(a) Screams at him.
(b) Faints.
(c) Shoots him.
(d) Slaps him.

5. Why do people feel comfortable looking any way when using a viewer?
(a) Because it is a very relaxed culture.
(b) Because a viewer does not entail smell or feel.
(c) Because it is not considered polite to look at the person with whom one is chatting on a viewer.
(d) Because the viewer is only for voice; not visual.

6. How many robots work on Solaria?
(a) 200,000,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) None.
(d) 100,000.

7. How does Baley feel about going?
(a) He is excited.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He does not want to go.
(d) He is indifferent.

8. What is the viewer like that Gruer uses to speak with Baley?
(a) Real fuzzy.
(b) Obsolete.
(c) State of the art.
(d) They do not use a viewer.

9. Where is the victim's body?
(a) It is still at the victim's home.
(b) It was cremated.
(c) It is in the morgue.
(d) They do not know what happened to the body.

10. For how long has Gladia and her husband been married?
(a) 38 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 25 years.

11. How does Gladia respond to Baley's question?
(a) That she did not commit the murder.
(b) That she is fairly sure she knows the murderer.
(c) That she got a quick glimpse of someone running away.
(d) That she would never consider protecting a murderer.

12. What does Baley realize about the Solaria's inhabitant's attitude towards Olivaw?
(a) They are angry that a robot is sent to their home world.
(b) They are indifferent.
(c) They like robots because they do not cause trouble.
(d) They do not know he is a robot.

13. Who takes care of Gladia after she finds her husband?
(a) Robots.
(b) Her maid.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her son.

14. What is said about the Outer Worlds' military power?
(a) It is stronger than the earth in air power, but less so in infantry power.
(b) It is far superior to Earth's.
(c) It is non-existent.
(d) It is tiny compared to earth.

15. What does Gladia say about when she "sees" her husband?
(a) They always see each other.
(b) They do so when scheduled.
(c) They see each other twice a year on national holidays.
(d) They never see each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people on the Outer Worlds believe about Earthmen?

2. What does Albert tell Baley he must do when he goes off world?

3. What does Gladia ask about Baley and Olivaw?

4. What weapon is found in the house where the human is murdered?

5. Why does Olivaw arrange for a tube from the space ship to their car?

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