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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will be Barney's payment from Leo if he consumes the toxin that will ruin Palmer Eldritch?
(a) Leo will get him off Mars.
(b) He will be given two million dollars.
(c) He will be promoted within P.P. Layouts.
(d) He will be allowed to marry Roni.

2. Who is the boss of the police agency?
(a) Felix Blau.
(b) Michael Shannon.
(c) Anders Helmbrecht.
(d) Gabriel Sherman.

3. To what type of show is Walt's television set tuned in order to wake him up each morning?
(a) Cartoons.
(b) Morning news.
(c) Soap operas.
(d) Lottery announcements.

4. P.P. Layouts pays "an enormous yearly tribute to" (15) whom?
(a) Palmer Eldritch.
(b) The United Nations.
(c) Wall Street brokers.
(d) The Pentagon.

5. How many men live along with Barney in his hovel on Mars?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does Barney live at the start of the novel?

2. Once Leo has surrendered, what action does he take for a while before he can resume a discussion with Palmer Eldritch?

3. What had been Roni's position when she worked at a foreign branch of P.P. Layouts?

4. What job does Allen Faine occupy on Earth?

5. What time does Barney discover it is when he awakes at the start of the novel?

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