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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. From where are the origins of all life on Aurora?
(a) The parallel universe.
(b) Colonization from Mars.
(c) Evolution on Aurora.
(d) The despised planet Earth.

2. As Baley falls asleep one night, what troubles him?
(a) That he might get killed in his sleep.
(b) That robots never sleep.
(c) An important idea that appears and vanishes.
(d) That he really wants Gladia with him.

3. What does Fastolfe deny to Baley?
(a) That he knows who killed Jander.
(b) That he is the one who sent for Baley.
(c) That he intends to ruin his career.
(d) That he was on the planet when Jander died.

4. Whose existence may also be in danger since the dismantling of Jander?
(a) Baley's.
(b) Fastolfe's.
(c) Daneel's.
(d) Giskard's.

5. Fastolfe is evasive about what as Baley questions him?
(a) Why Gladia is still in his house.
(b) Why he loans Jander to Gladia.
(c) Why Jander disliked marriage.
(d) Why Vasilia left home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baley think about while using the Personal?

2. What does Fastolfe bring up about Baley?

3. What does Baley fail to get when questioning robots about Jander?

4. What haunts Baley throughout the entire novel?

5. Like the Personal, what irritates Baley about Fastolfe's home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the odd thing about the Aurorans dislike for Earth?

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

4. How is Fastolfe preventing the robot-only expansion of the galaxy?

5. Why does Daneel think it necessary to stay near Baley other than to guard him?

6. How does Daneel explain that another robot could be substituted for Giskard without anyone knowing?

7. Why does Daneel allow Baley to give him a hug which has no meaning to a robot?

8. Define the line of questioning for which Baley gets no information from the robots who are guarding him.

9. Describe the political conflict going on on Aurora that possibly is the reason for trying to implicate Fastolfe in Jander's murder.

10. Explain why Fastolfe hurls a large spicer at Baley.

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