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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Baley hate to see?
(a) That is partner is a woman.
(b) A robot doing a human's job.
(c) The food on the ship.
(d) The sparse accomdations on the ship.

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

5. In what state does Gladia find her husband?
(a) Bludgeoned to death.
(b) Drunken.
(c) With another woman.
(d) In disarray.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Albert Minnim?

2. What does Gladia do when she finds her husband?

3. What does Gladia say about when she "sees" her husband?

4. What disturbs Baley about the statistics Olivaw gives him?

5. Why is Baley ordered there?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Elijah Baley.

2. Explain the difference between "viewing" and "seeing" on Solaria.

3. What happens to Gruer while Elijah is communicating with him and what does Elijah do?

4. What does Daneel tell Elijah about Solaria, and what is Elijah's response?

5. Who meets Elijah at Solaria and what does he realize from the meeting?

6. What does Gladia say about the murder of her husband?

7. Why does Daneel believe Gladia is naked while first "viewing" with Elijah?

8. What does Gladia tell Elijah about her relationship with her husband?

9. How do people on Solaria communicate and what are Baley's beliefs about how that will affect his investigation?

10. Where is Elijah Baley at the opening of the novel and about what is he thinking?

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