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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. How many men live along with Barney in his hovel on Mars?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. What action does the dog take when it reaches the monument to Leo's defeat of Palmer Eldritch?
(a) It urinates on the monument.
(b) It paws at the monument.
(c) It touches the monument, which then disappears.
(d) It sits in front of the monument and whines.

3. What is NOT an action Leo says Palmer Eldritch had taken during Leo's period of captivity on Luna?
(a) He invented an animal called a gluck.
(b) He created an illusory New York City.
(c) He turned himself into a little girl.
(d) He invented an animal called a skorg.

4. Allen Faine offends Barney by marveling that Barney has what already?
(a) A garden.
(b) A hovel mate.
(c) A girl.
(d) A name.

5. What job does Allen Faine occupy on Earth?
(a) Disc jockey.
(b) Psychiatrist.
(c) Lobbyist.
(d) Environmentalist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term do the evolved Terrans use to describe Palmer Eldritch the first time they refer to him?

2. Anne tells Barney that all she knows is religious faith and that does not equip her for understanding what topic?

3. What is the name of Anne's hovel on Mars?

4. What religion does Anne practice?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What terms does Palmer Eldritch present to Leo just before Leo tries to strangle him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In what way are Barney's experiences with Anne on Mars significant?

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