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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. About what is Baley nervous?

3. What does Baley say about "seeing" Olivaw?

4. How long has it been since Gladia's husband has "seen" anyone besides herself?

5. In what state does Gladia find her husband?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Elijah Baley.

7. What does Gladia ask Elijah about his and Daneel's proximity and what is Elijah's response?

8. What does Gruer tell Elijah about the murder case?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The time this novel takes place about a millennium in the future. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think technology in "real life" will have advanced as far as it has in The Naked Sun in 1000 years? Do you think it will have advanced further? Explain thoroughly with examples.

2. What do you think are the difficulties of creating a setting far into the future? What are the advantages?

3. Many science fiction novels written in the early 20th century actually "predicts" some technology that is commonplace during the first decade of the 21st century. Research some early science fiction novels and discuss how much of the "pretend" technology is actually "real" now. How you think Napoleon Hill's belief that "what man can conceive and believe, man can achieve" can explain how technology in early science fiction is now a reality?

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of interesting questions raised by The Naked Sun--questions that most likely Asimov wanted the readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the author's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Asimov's probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of examples in the book where it is obvious that human society is more strictly regulated and structured in the time of The Naked Sun than at the present time in the United States. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze the way the worlds (Earth and Solaria) of The Naked Sun is structured and regulated. Evaluate its effectiveness and its problems.

2. Compare/contrast the life of the average Solarian to the average American today.

3. Are there countries that are as tightly controlled in the "real" world as that in The Naked Sun? Compare one of those countries with that of Solaria.

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