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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hannis Gruer?

2. Why won't Olivaw open the top of the car?

3. Who was in the room when the victim is killed?

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

5. Who do the people on Solaria visit with each other?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Gladia Delmarre.

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

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

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

6. What shocks Baley about his first communication with Gladia, and how does she explain the situation? What is Elijah's response?

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

8. Discuss the laws of robotics.

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

10. Why do the authorities believe Gladia did not kill her husband and what does Gladia say when Elijah asks her if she did it?

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