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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. To whom is Barney referring when he tells Anne that the last person he had talked to who had taken Chew-Z had said it had been what kind of experience?
(a) A total life-changer.
(b) The only time he would ever try it.
(c) The best experience of his life.
(d) The worst experience of his life.

2. What object does Leo see in the distance in the Chew-Z world just before he meets the two evolved Terrans?
(a) A spaceship.
(b) A tractor.
(c) A train.
(d) A boat.

3. From whom does Leo discover that Palmer Eldritch has administered an antidote to Chew-Z to Leo?
(a) The little girl.
(b) Roni.
(c) Dr. Smile.
(d) Palmer Eldritch.

4. What object appears under Leo's desk, causing him to realize that he is still imprisoned within the Chew-Z world?
(a) A gluck.
(b) An unnamed creature.
(c) A cybernetic arm.
(d) Dr. Smile.

5. When the superevolved humans and Leo see a dog approaching the monument to Leo's defeat of Palmer Eldritch, what noun does Alec apply to the dog?
(a) Roller.
(b) Piecer.
(c) Sneaker.
(d) Chooser.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the plaque commemorating Palmer Eldritch's death at the hands of Leo, what year does it say the event occurred?

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

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

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

5. Who runs after Barney upon his departure from P.P. Layouts after he is fired?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What extreme action does Barney undertake immediately after his request for a job from Palmer Eldritch is denied?

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

6. Describe how Can-D works.

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

8. Discuss the reasons behind Barney's decision to stop fighting the emigration draft.

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

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

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