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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 want Barney to take a toxin after ingesting Chew-Z for the first time?
(a) To kill Barney without Barney's knowledge.
(b) To get the UN to ban Chew-Z.
(c) To fulfill Barney's own death wish.
(d) To get revenge for Barney's transgression.

2. For what reason does Allen Faine come to Mars?
(a) To try Chew-Z.
(b) To contact Barney.
(c) To try Can-D.
(d) To contact Fran.

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

4. 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) Chooser.
(b) Roller.
(c) Piecer.
(d) Sneaker.

5. On the plaque commemorating Palmer Eldritch's death at the hands of Leo, what year does it say the event occurred?
(a) 2036.
(b) 2016.
(c) 1979.
(d) 2000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion does Anne practice?

2. What book does Anne notice in Barney's room that causes her excitement?

3. When Barney goes to see who wants admittance to the hovel, whom does he hope not to see?

4. What adjective is used to describe Leo's voice when he finally tells Palmer Eldritch that he gives up?

5. To what island does Barney allude while discussing the definition of a colony with Anne?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe how the theme of selflessness arises during Leo's imprisonment at the hands of Palmer Eldritch.

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

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

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

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

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

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