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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gladia ask about Baley and Olivaw?
(a) If they would "see" her.
(b) If they are human.
(c) If they could reach out and touch each other.
(d) If they are partners.

2. Who is R. Daneel Olivaw?
(a) The robot that serves Baley dinner on the ship.
(b) His boss's robot butler.
(c) A robot with whom Baley has partnered in the past.
(d) His son's robot science teacher.

3. What does Gruer say about the Solarian's knowledge of humans?
(a) They have an incredible about of knowledge about humans.
(b) They are fascinated by humans.
(c) They think humans are evolving to a new form.
(d) They do not understand them.

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

5. Who is Gladia?
(a) The suspect in the murder case.
(b) The wife of the murder victim.
(c) A detective on Solaria.
(d) The President's wife.

6. Where is Solaria?
(a) In the Andromeda Galaxy.
(b) Near the outer limits of the Milky Way.
(c) A place off world from Earth.
(d) A sanitarium on Earth.

7. About what is Baley nervous?
(a) His wife's pregnancy.
(b) His son's testing.
(c) His new boss.
(d) The sense of urgency implied with his summons.

8. What does Olivaw tell Bailey?
(a) The facts about Solaria.
(b) The facts of the case.
(c) Why Baley is chosent for the investigaton.
(d) The facts about Aurora.

9. Who was in the room when the victim is killed?
(a) No one.
(b) A young man.
(c) The victim's daughter.
(d) A robot.

10. What surprises Baley about Gladia as he is talking with her?
(a) That she is wearing a crown.
(b) That she is naked.
(c) That she is blind.
(d) That she is in her early teens.

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

12. Why is it unusual for a person from Earth to travel to Solaria?
(a) It is at war with Earth.
(b) None has ever been there.
(c) It takes 20 Earth years to travel one way to Solaria.
(d) It has an atmostphere based upon nitrogen.

13. What does Albert tell Baley he must do when he goes off world?
(a) Take his camera.
(b) Take his own rations.
(c) Get all his innoculations.
(d) Take note of everything.

14. Of what is Gladia certain?
(a) Her husband would not have allowed anyone to "see" him.
(b) Her husband is a good man.
(c) There was no one else in the President's mansion when she finds her husband.
(d) Her husband is greatly loved.

15. How long has it been since Gladia's husband has "seen" anyone besides herself?
(a) About three years ago.
(b) Since he was a boy.
(c) Two weeks earlier.
(d) Never.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Baley feel about going?

2. Why is Baley ordered there?

3. Where is Baley traveling at the opening of the story?

4. Why is Earth in trouble?

5. What causes Gladia to go to her husband?

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