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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. In what city does Barney live at the start of the novel?
(a) Portland.
(b) New York City.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Seattle.

2. Over what group of people does Barney ask for absolute power during his episode of bargaining with Leo?
(a) All Pre-Fash consultants throughout P.P. Layouts.
(b) Roni's siblings.
(c) Leo's many mistresses.
(d) All sales representatives throughout P.P. Layouts.

3. What is reportedly the name of the Chew-Z company's version of Perky?
(a) Aim-to-please Annie.
(b) Petunia Pal.
(c) Fancy Francine.
(d) Connie Companion.

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

5. Another passenger in Richard's commute car tells him that a ship from outside the Sol system has crashed where?
(a) On Saturn.
(b) On Pluto.
(c) On Mars.
(d) On Venus.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose does Leo say he has come to see Palmer Eldritch in the hospital?

2. To what type of show is Walt's television set tuned in order to wake him up each morning?

3. Barney predicts that Palmer Eldritch will get what body to approve Chew-Z for mass consumption?

4. What is said to be Palmer Eldritch's job?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What weapon does Leo have with him at all times and how is it used?

2. In whose apartment does Barney awake at the start of the narrative and why?

3. 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?

4. How do Barney's personal entanglements direct his actions over the course of the exposition stage?

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. Who or what is Dr. Smile?

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

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

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

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

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