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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. What is important to the inhabitants of Solaria?
(a) The cultural mores.
(b) Their robots.
(c) The foods they produce.
(d) Their family ties.

2. To what does Baley say he must become accustomed?
(a) Working with Olivaw again.
(b) Not seeing his wife.
(c) Being out in the open.
(d) Seeing so many robots.

3. What happens to the evidence in the murder case?
(a) It is in the evidence room.
(b) There is no evidence.
(c) It is eradicated by the household robots.
(d) It is still in the murder victim's room.

4. What disturbs Baley about the statistics Olivaw gives him?
(a) The fact that the planet wastes so many resources.
(b) The ratio of robots to humans on Solaria.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The way Olivaw sounds so human.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does Olivaw believe Earth inhabitants have problems?

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

3. What surprises Baley about Gladia as he is talking with her?

4. What does Baley hate to see?

5. What upsets Baley about the way he must question people on Solaria?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the farming and mining areas set apart from other Earth space?

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

3. What is Baley's response to his orders?

4. How do people on the Outer Worlds view Earthmen?

5. What does Albert reply to Baley's reluctance to accept the assignment?

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

7. Who is the Undersecretary and what does he order Baley to do and why?

8. How is the Earth encased, and how does that make Elijah feel?

9. Describe Gladia Delmarre.

10. What is Elijah's attitude towards robots and what is the exception?

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