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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 does Baley ask Gladia to allow him to do?
(a) Move Jander's body.
(b) Take samples from Jander's body.
(c) Examine Jander's body.
(d) Take photographs of Jander's body.

2. What amazes Baley as his investigation gets underway?
(a) How Daneel and Gaskard leave him alone.
(b) How well he copes with his agoraphobia.
(c) How helpful the Aurorans are.
(d) How clear the sunlight is on Aurora.

3. What is Gladia's distinction in the house where Jander died?
(a) She is the only human.
(b) She is the only robot.
(c) She is the administrator.
(d) She is the gate keeper.

4. Who is trying to get around Fastolfe's refusal to create more humaniform robots?
(a) Robotics Institute.
(b) Auroran Space Institute.
(c) Robotics Think Tank.
(d) National Science Foundation.

5. What frustration does Baley encounter as they near Aurora?
(a) He is denied admission to the bridge.
(b) He is held up going through customs.
(c) He is locked in his cabin.
(d) He begins to feel ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. In finding out about Vasilia, what is shocking to Baley?

2. Because of his nervousness, what event does Baley barely notice on board the Auroran spaceship?

3. What does Daneel foresee will be a problem for Baley?

4. Why does Fastolfe refuse to sleep with Vasilia?

5. What does Baley declare about Gremionis?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Baley panics while using the device to view space from his cabin, what is unusual about the way he is rescued?

2. Describe the circumstances of Baley's former relationship to Gladia.

3. How does the reunion of Baley and Fastolfe add to the suspense of the story?

4. Describe the impact on the weather as Baley goes about trying to prove Fastolfe's innocence.

5. How is Elijah Baley introduced in the novel?

6. Identify the difference between Outside on Aurora and Outside on Earth.

7. Explain Dr. Susan Calvin's theory about the effect of telling a telepathic robot to lie.

8. What are Earth cities like at the time of the novel?

9. What are the reasons Auroran Globalists reject Earth people as having any part in Galactic Expansion?

10. What does Baley miss completely about the robot Giskard?

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