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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. Fastolfe is evasive about what as Baley questions him?

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

3. How does Vasilia agree to speak with Baley?

4. What is the name given to the Globalists' plan for space colonization?

5. What does Daneel tell Baley will happen on Aurora?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain why Gladia rejects Baley's theory that Gremionis destroyed Jander out of jealousy.

3. How has Baley become famous throughout the Spacer universe?

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

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

6. How does Gladia shock Baley when she tells him about her life on Aurora?

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

8. In what way is Daneel unique?

9. In what way did Fastolfe go against tradition to raise his daughter, Vasilia?

10. How do Vasilia and her sister, Lumen, differ politically from their father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on the subject, Asimov as a Writer, Scientist, and a Member of MENSA. Use the library and the internet to gather facts about Asimov's life and career.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on the subject, Baley as an Antihero. Describe his (1) insecurity at being able to live up to the drama about him, (2) his agoraphobia, and (3) his tendencies to panic in certain situations.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on the subject, The Communistic Nature of Aurora in THE ROBOTS OF DAWN. Include the following: (1) the idea that there are no "have nots" on Aurora, (2) the Auroran population control, and (3) the idea that jealousy does not exist on Aurora.

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