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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. What kind of therapy does Leo receive at resorts all over the world?
(a) Chemical therapy.
(b) Biological therapy.
(c) Evolutionary therapy.
(d) Psychiatric therapy.

2. Who is Zoe?
(a) Palmer Eldritch's daughter.
(b) Barney Mayerson's daughter.
(c) Leo Bulero's daughter.
(d) Norm Schein's daughter.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What method does Leo reluctantly admit to using in his quest to locate Palmer Eldritch?

2. When Tod and Norm get in an argument, to what location does Norm angrily tell Tod to return?

3. In what year had Richard's collection of vinyl records been melted by the heat?

4. On what planet does The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch begin its narrative?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Narcotics Control Bureau use Palmer Eldritch's crash landing in an attempt to trap Leo?

2. Who or what is Dr. Smile?

3. Discuss Dick's treatment of the co-mingling themes of loyalty and self-interest.

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

5. 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?

6. In what ways are the themes of religion and science intermingled within scenes of Leo's growing panic about the fate of his Can-D business?

7. To what evidence does Barney point when trying to convince Leo that he can "beat" (21) his draft notice to Mars?

8. Who is Impatience (Impy) White and what news does she deliver to Leo when she calls him?

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

10. What does Leo surmise about Emily's pots while speaking to Barney about them?

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