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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 whose home does Barney go after being fired by Leo?
(a) Emily's.
(b) Leo's.
(c) Roni's.
(d) Palmer Eldritch's.

2. What is NOT something Palmer Eldritch names as an element of P.P. Layouts that Chew-Z will need?
(a) The plantations on Venus.
(b) The ad satellite network.
(c) The transportation system of late-model interplan ships.
(d) The skyrises on Pluto.

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

4. In what type of activity do Barney and Anne engage in right after she turns down his proposal of marriage?
(a) Teleportation activity.
(b) Sexual activity.
(c) Telepathic activity.
(d) Gaming activity.

5. Who runs after Barney upon his departure from P.P. Layouts after he is fired?
(a) Roni.
(b) Palmer Eldritch.
(c) Leo.
(d) Icholtz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one unit of Can-D called?

2. What action does the dog take when it reaches the monument to Leo's defeat of Palmer Eldritch?

3. Once Leo has surrendered, what action does he take for a while before he can resume a discussion with Palmer Eldritch?

4. When Barney arrives to his assigned hovel on Mars, what major vote is being taken?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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