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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 Vasilia say she meant to Fastolfe?
(a) Revenge on her mother.
(b) A burden.
(c) Defiance of convention.
(d) A human experiment.

2. Why does Gladia think no one really cares about Jander?
(a) Because he was flawed.
(b) Because he ignored the three rules.
(c) Because he knew too much.
(d) Because she is a Solarian.

3. What is clear about the breakdown of the airfoil?
(a) It is an older model.
(b) It has run out of fuel.
(c) It resulted from tampering at the RIA.
(d) It fails during electrical storms.

4. Why does Baley say the RIA needs Daneel, the only living humaniform robot?
(a) To keep him from taking over Aurora.
(b) To make him get information from Fastolfe.
(c) To hold him until Fastolfe agrees to make more.
(d) To study how he is constructed.

5. The morning after the storm, what suggestive remark does Daneel make to Baley?
(a) He was well cared for overnight.
(b) He was stupid for leaving the airfoil.
(c) He hinted that Baley should sleep with him.
(d) He talked all night in his sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baley promise Gremionis he will try?

2. What idea does Vasilia question?

3. What does Baley know wIll happen if he fails to prove Fastolfe did not destroy Jander?

4. Why does Gremionis keep his distance from Baley?

5. What does Vasilia deny Baley?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Baley think his limited understanding of Auroran manners hinders him in his work?

2. Explain how Baley gets in to see Kenden Amadiro, head of the RIA.

3. What is the meeting with the Chairman supposed to be about?

4. How does Vasilia feel about classifying Jander's destruction as murder.

5. How does Baley argue that Daneel might be able to control other robots?

6. Explain the threat Gremionis makes when he and Baley meet at his house.

7. Explain what happens when Baley is alone with Gladia in her house.

8. What does Fastolfe think about his daughter's assessment of himself?

9. What does Baley theorize about Amadiro's involvement in Jander's demise?

10. Explain how Baley's meeting Gremionis in the Personal breaks an Earth taboo.

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