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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. 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 has an atmostphere based upon nitrogen.
(d) It takes 20 Earth years to travel one way to Solaria.

2. What does Baley say about "seeing" Olivaw?
(a) That he does not understand the concept of seeing.
(b) That he and Olivaw are in the same room.
(c) He refuses to divulve that information.
(d) That they never "see" each other.

3. Who is Albert Minnim?
(a) The President.
(b) The Undersecretary.
(c) A robot.
(d) Another detective.

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

5. 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 would never consider protecting a murderer.
(d) That she got a quick glimpse of someone running away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Gladia?

2. What are programmed into every robot?

3. What happens to Gruer as he is talking with Baley?

4. What does the robot record?

5. What does it seem that the inhabitants on Aurora intend regarding Olivaw?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Elijah want from the robot that witnesses Dr. Delmarr's death and where is the robot?

3. Describe Gladia Delmarre.

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

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

6. Describe Elijah Baley.

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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