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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. For what purpose does Leo say he has come to see Palmer Eldritch in the hospital?
(a) To get an autograph.
(b) Out of sympathy.
(c) To beg for forgiveness.
(d) To conduct business.

2. On what heavenly body does Chew-Z NOT have an ad satellite?
(a) Io.
(b) Mars.
(c) Saturn.
(d) Titan.

3. Richard ventures to P.P. Layouts in an attempt to sell to the firm what type of objects made by Emily?
(a) Screenplays.
(b) Pots.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Faberge eggs.

4. For what reason can Barney not foresee the outcome of his draft notice, even though he is a precog?
(a) Because he is not important enough to be in the news.
(b) Because precogs cannot foretell their own futures.
(c) Because he is tired.
(d) Because Leo has forbidden him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When people are unconscious and under the influence of Can-D, what drips out of their mouths?

2. What object has been surgically embedded into Leo's tongue?

3. P.P. Layouts pays "an enormous yearly tribute to" (15) whom?

4. Emily tells Richard to take what action once he has left the office of P.P. Layouts?

5. In what type of wrapper is Can-D stored?

Short Essay Questions

1. What types of messages does the narrative send about corporate culture and how does Philip K. Dick get these messages across to the reader?

2. What action does Leo take after leaving the UN-affiliated hospital and why?

3. How is the marriage between Fran and Norm used to demonstrate the way in which no colonist can exist happily and independently without the use of Can-D?

4. With what information is precog Roni able to provide Leo in regards to Palmer Eldritch?

5. Though Barney's draft notice lists Mars, how many other planets and moons have the U.N. populated with drafts thus far and why?

6. What information does Barney find out about Leo's situation by using his precog abilities?

7. For what reason does Leo not meet with Palmer Eldritch when he goes to the UN-affiliated hospital?

8. For what items does Barney trade his information about Palmer Eldritch's future whereabouts?

9. What are the differences between Can-D and Chew-Z?

10. Who is Palmer Eldritch and why is he in the newspapers?

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