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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. 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?
(a) He will turn Leo into a phantasm.
(b) He will ruin Leo's business.
(c) He will hurt Leo's girlfriends.
(d) He will kill Leo.

2. Who emerges next to Barney's aircab in his own aircab, succeeding in communicating with Barney?
(a) Leo.
(b) Richard.
(c) Palmer Eldritch.
(d) Icholtz.

3. What term do the evolved Terrans NOT use to describe Leo once they realize he had chewed Chew-Z?
(a) Dead man.
(b) Chooser.
(c) Phantasm.
(d) Ghost.

4. When Barney arrives to his assigned hovel on Mars, what major vote is being taken?
(a) The vote to decide which novel will be performed during the hovel's next use of Can-D.
(b) The vote to decide which couples will get married next.
(c) The vote to decide between Can-D and Chew-Z.
(d) The vote to banish someone from the colony.

5. Palmer Eldritch tells Leo that he will let him go, but only for how many hours?
(a) 72.
(b) 12.
(c) 48.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Leo's reply when Palmer Eldritch asks him if he is willing to retire?

2. What is the name of Leo's dwelling on Earth?

3. What object appears under Leo's desk, causing him to realize that he is still imprisoned within the Chew-Z world?

4. What is the name of Barney's hovel on Mars?

5. How many other people live with Barney in his hovel on Mars?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What connection does Leo draw between his sighting of a Proxer standing over Dr. Smile and the nature of Palmer Eldritch?

10. Describe how Can-D works.

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