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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. How does Barney suggest Leo gain access to Palmer Eldritch?
2. Emily tells Richard to take what action once he has left the office of P.P. Layouts?
3. On what heavenly body does Chew-Z NOT have an ad satellite?
4. Where had Roni worked before coming to work with Barney?
5. At what hospital is Palmer Eldritch being held?
Short Essay Questions
1. What weapon does Leo have with him at all times and how is it used?
2. What does Leo surmise about Emily's pots while speaking to Barney about them?
3. Who is Palmer Eldritch and why is he in the newspapers?
4. Discuss Dick's treatment of the co-mingling themes of loyalty and self-interest.
5. How does the Narcotics Control Bureau use Palmer Eldritch's crash landing in an attempt to trap Leo?
6. For what reason does Leo not meet with Palmer Eldritch when he goes to the UN-affiliated hospital?
7. Discuss the personal entanglements afflicting Barney over the course of the exposition stage.
8. Name the jobs of the following people: Barney, Roni, Leo, Palmer Eldritch, and Emily.
9. Though Barney's draft notice lists Mars, how many other planets and moons have the U.N. populated with drafts thus far and why?
10. For what reason can Barney not see into his own future?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch and one of its main messages. How does the author make connections between these two elements and how does their juxtaposition help Philip K. Dick get across a main message of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Determine the message sent by Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch regarding the human race’s affinity for escapism.
Essay Topic 3
Sensory details are often used within Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch in order to create vivid depictions of characters’ emotions, motivations, and psychological underpinnings. Choose three novel scenes in which Dick uses sensory details to develop characterization, and discuss the effect these tools have on the meaning of the text.
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