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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. For what reason does Leo fire Barney?
(a) For Barney's sexual transgression with one of Leo's girlfriends.
(b) For Barney's lack of an attempt to help Leo.
(c) For Barney's poor corporate performance.
(d) For Barney's chronic tardiness.

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

3. What term do the evolved Terrans use to describe Palmer Eldritch the first time they refer to him?
(a) The Master.
(b) The Renegade.
(c) The Rogue.
(d) The Villain.

4. 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 invented an animal called a skorg.
(d) He turned himself into a little girl.

5. What object does Allen Faine give to Barney when he comes to Mars in a ship?
(a) A code book.
(b) A bindle of Chew-Z.
(c) A pair of eyeglasses.
(d) A set of new clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Barney place a call to ask about a job after he is fired by Leo?

2. In what type of activity do Barney and Anne engage in right after she turns down his proposal of marriage?

3. Barney tells Anne that by definition, a colony must be what?

4. What will be Barney's payment from Leo if he consumes the toxin that will ruin Palmer Eldritch?

5. Palmer Eldritch tells Leo that he will let him go, but only for how many hours?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What information does Leo learn from Dr. Smile after he strangles Palmer Eldritch?

3. How is irony present in the narrative's events that occur immediately after Barney's call to the UN draft board?

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

5. Describe how Can-D works.

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

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

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

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

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

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