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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 action does Barney take once he believes Anne is unconscious and under the influence of Can-D?
(a) He kisses her.
(b) He tells her that he hates her.
(c) He tells her that he loves her.
(d) He tells her that he will marry her someday.

2. Anne reports that while she had been inhabiting Perky Pat with the female citizens of Barney's hovel, they had all been engaging in what activity?
(a) Gossiping.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Reading.
(d) Bickering.

3. Only what body can legally route Barney back to Earth?
(a) The Red Cross.
(b) The US Senate.
(c) Interplanetary Congress.
(d) The UN.

4. To what island does Barney allude while discussing the definition of a colony with Anne?
(a) Ellis Island.
(b) Roanoke Island.
(c) Three Mile Island.
(d) Easter Island.

5. What object is Anne carrying when she arrives at the entrance to Barney's hovel?
(a) A candle.
(b) A lantern.
(c) A flashlight.
(d) A torch.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men live along with Barney in his hovel on Mars?

2. How many women live along with Barney in his hovel on Mars?

3. What action does the dog take when it reaches the monument to Leo's defeat of Palmer Eldritch?

4. When Barney arrives to his assigned hovel on Mars, what major vote is being taken?

5. What religion does Anne practice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Barney's first Chew-Z experience support Philip K. Dick's overall message about human happiness?

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

3. What element does Leo realize is the fatal flaw of his plan to take down Palmer Eldritch?

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

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

6. What is the price difference between Can-D and Chew-Z?

7. What reason does Barney state when he is asked by Icholtz why he wants to chew Can-D?

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

9. What special right is provided to colonists who willingly agree to emigrate?

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

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