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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object has been surgically embedded into Leo's tongue?
(a) A computer.
(b) A tracking device.
(c) A poison dart.
(d) A mood organ.

2. Which two colonists wake up from the effects of Can-D before the others and rush off to have sex?
(a) Norm and Fran.
(b) Helen and Norm.
(c) Helen and Sam.
(d) Sam and Fran.

3. Richard lives in what state?
(a) New York.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) California.
(d) Connecticut.

4. What is NOT a way in which Leo describes Zoe?
(a) With short hair.
(b) Feminine.
(c) With no makeup.
(d) Tough-looking.

5. What special gift do Roni and Barney share?
(a) A hyperawareness of their own shortcomings.
(b) A high intelligence quotient.
(c) Extreme empathy.
(d) Precognitive ability.

6. What is Roni's position at P.P. Layouts where she works with Barney?
(a) Receptionist.
(b) Barney's assistant.
(c) Barney's manager.
(d) Salesperson.

7. What always causes Dr. Smile to stop speaking?
(a) When someone besides Barney enters the room.
(b) When the suitcase is not plugged in.
(c) When the clock strikes midnight.
(d) When there is too much noise interference.

8. What drug is "grown, processed, and distributed by a hidden subsidiary of P.P. Layouts" (15)?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Can-D.
(c) Chew-Z.
(d) Heroin.

9. What is said to be Palmer Eldritch's job?
(a) Pre-Fash consultant.
(b) Public relations specialist.
(c) Coal miner.
(d) Interplan industrialist.

10. When Tod and Norm get in an argument, to what location does Norm angrily tell Tod to return?
(a) To hell.
(b) To Tod's garden.
(c) To church.
(d) To Tod's hovel.

11. When someone inhabits Walt, what type of car does Walt drive?
(a) A Porsche.
(b) A BMW.
(c) A Maserati.
(d) A Jaguar.

12. What is Perky Pat's last name?
(a) Oblique.
(b) Eltdritch.
(c) Pantheon.
(d) Christensen.

13. A draft notice generally gives what amount of time before "induction" (21)?
(a) 30 days.
(b) 90 days.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 45 days.

14. At what hospital is Palmer Eldritch being held?
(a) St. Joseph's Hospital.
(b) Sacred Heart Hospital.
(c) James Riddle Veterans' Hospital.
(d) El Camino Hospital.

15. What time does Barney discover it is when he awakes at the start of the novel?
(a) Noon.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) 7:30 a.m.
(d) Midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason can Barney not foresee the outcome of his draft notice, even though he is a precog?

2. What is reportedly the name of the Chew-Z company's version of Perky?

3. When Leo calls Barney to tell him about the developments around Chew-Z, Barney muses that this is the first time he has seen his employer take what action?

4. Over what group of people does Barney ask for absolute power during his episode of bargaining with Leo?

5. What is Richard's last name?

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