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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 adjective is used to describe Leo's voice when he finally tells Palmer Eldritch that he gives up?
(a) Monotonic.
(b) Volatile.
(c) Bored.
(d) Uncontrolled.

2. Once Leo has surrendered, what action does he take for a while before he can resume a discussion with Palmer Eldritch?
(a) He screams.
(b) He passes out.
(c) He cries.
(d) He vomits.

3. What is one unit of Can-D called?
(a) A button.
(b) A lank.
(c) A pinch.
(d) A slice.

4. Anne tells Barney that all she knows is religious faith and that does not equip her for understanding what topic?
(a) Psychiatry.
(b) Relative morality.
(c) Physics.
(d) Philosophy.

5. What is Anne's reaction when Barney walks her to her hovel and asks her to marry him?
(a) She runs away.
(b) She shakes her head.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She cries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Allen Faine occupy on Earth?

2. What term do the evolved Terrans NOT use to describe Leo once they realize he had chewed Chew-Z?

3. Anne asks Barney to obtain some of what object for her?

4. Before releasing Leo for a period of time, Palmer Eldritch tells Leo that he will take what action if Leo decides not to join him?

5. What noun does Leo use to refer to Palmer Eldritch just after Leo fires Barney and they have a discussion?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anne change as a character after arriving at the colony?

2. How and when had Palmer Eldritch acquired his distinctive teeth?

3. Describe how Can-D works.

4. Discuss Barney's wishy-washy attitude surrounding his decision to work for Palmer Eldritch after being fired by Leo.

5. What occurs during Barney’s first experience under the influence of Chew-Z?

6. Discuss how the theme of despair arises within the novel's portrayal of Barney.

7. What is demonstrated about Philip K. Dick's intended audience within the scene of the Can-D Great Books experience at Chicken Pox Prospects?

8. How and when had Palmer Eldritch acquired his distinctive eyes?

9. In what way does Barney feel complicit in the desperate attitudes of the colonists?

10. Discuss two ways in which the themes of science and religion intermingle within Leo's interactions with Palmer Eldritch.

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