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

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

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

4. On what planet does The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch begin its narrative?
(a) Mars.
(b) Earth.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Pluto.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Leo tells Felix that a layout is of no use without what?

2. Which two colonists wake up from the effects of Can-D before the others and rush off to have sex?

3. In the world of Perky Pat, it is perpetually what day of the week?

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

5. What is Richard's last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who or what is Dr. Smile?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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