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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of an artist is Richard's wife Emily?

2. For what company does Walt work?

3. While Richard is Emily's current husband, who is Emily's former husband?

4. When Leo is stymied at the hospital by Zoe and a UN soldier, he says he is going to go eat and then sleep for how many hours?

5. Richard ventures to P.P. Layouts in an attempt to sell to the firm what type of objects made by Emily?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Icholtz and why does he make contact with Richard after Barney turns down Emily's pots at P.P. Layouts?

2. For what reason can Barney not see into his own future?

3. To what evidence does Barney point when trying to convince Leo that he can "beat" (21) his draft notice to Mars?

4. With what information is precog Roni able to provide Leo in regards to Palmer Eldritch?

5. Who is Impatience (Impy) White and what news does she deliver to Leo when she calls him?

6. Discuss Dick's treatment of the co-mingling themes of loyalty and self-interest.

7. What action does Leo take after leaving the UN-affiliated hospital and why?

8. What weapon does Leo have with him at all times and how is it used?

9. How is the marriage between Fran and Norm used to demonstrate the way in which no colonist can exist happily and independently without the use of Can-D?

10. Name the jobs of the following people: Barney, Roni, Leo, Palmer Eldritch, and Emily.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and how does Philip K. Dick get this message across to the reader?

Essay Topic 2

What is the novel's message concerning the link between the dangers and possible benefits of hallucinogenic drugs?

Essay Topic 3

What messages does Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch send about various types of artificiality and what themes does the author employ in order to send these messages to the reader?

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