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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. Another passenger in Richard's commute car tells him that a ship from outside the Sol system has crashed where?
2. Who or what is Dr. Smile?
3. What time does Barney discover it is when he awakes at the start of the novel?
4. When Leo goes to see Palmer Eldritch in the hospital, for which person does he ask at the front desk?
5. Over what group of people does Barney ask for absolute power during his episode of bargaining with Leo?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Barney's personal entanglements direct his actions over the course of the exposition stage?
2. For what reason does Leo not meet with Palmer Eldritch when he goes to the UN-affiliated hospital?
3. In whose apartment does Barney awake at the start of the narrative and why?
4. Who is Palmer Eldritch and why is he in the newspapers?
5. What information does Barney find out about Leo's situation by using his precog abilities?
6. For what items does Barney trade his information about Palmer Eldritch's future whereabouts?
7. What does Leo surmise about Emily's pots while speaking to Barney about them?
8. For what reason can Barney not see into his own future?
9. Who or what is Dr. Smile?
10. Who is Icholtz and why does he make contact with Richard after Barney turns down Emily's pots at P.P. Layouts?
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
Write a critical essay about Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the depth of its female characters, its depiction or omission of female empowerment, its treatment or ignorance of misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch and analyze Dick's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
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