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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. What does Baley ask Gladia to allow him to do?

2. What vocation of Gladia's brings her together with Jander?

3. Why does Fastolfe suddenly pick up a spicer that dispenses condiments?

4. From where are the origins of all life on Aurora?

5. What irksome observation of Vasilia bothers Baley at their meeting?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Explain the Personal.

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

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

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

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, How Robotics Make Humans Irrelevant. Points of the essay might include (1) how readily available robotics tend to isolate humans from each other, (2) how sending robots to colonize destroys the sense of adventure in humans, and (3) to what extent robots are necessary in the first place.

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, My Trip to Aurora. This is a fantasy piece for you to let your imagination loose and describe what you see and do on Aurora, how you interact with robots, and the illusions that make the planet beautiful.

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