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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. Leo asserts that the Perky Pat layouts are no good to the colonists without what?
2. Who or what is Dr. Smile?
3. A draft notice generally gives what amount of time before "induction" (21)?
4. For what reason can Barney not foresee the outcome of his draft notice, even though he is a precog?
5. The company that manufactures Chew-Z is apparently based out of what city?
Short Essay Questions
1. With what information is precog Roni able to provide Leo in regards to Palmer Eldritch?
2. For what reason does Leo not meet with Palmer Eldritch when he goes to the UN-affiliated hospital?
3. In what ways are the themes of religion and science intermingled within scenes of Leo's growing panic about the fate of his Can-D business?
4. What types of messages does the narrative send about corporate culture and how does Philip K. Dick get these messages across to the reader?
5. Discuss Dick's treatment of the co-mingling themes of loyalty and self-interest.
6. Who is Impatience (Impy) White and what news does she deliver to Leo when she calls him?
7. What are the differences between Can-D and Chew-Z?
8. Name the jobs of the following people: Barney, Roni, Leo, Palmer Eldritch, and Emily.
9. Who is Icholtz and why does he make contact with Richard after Barney turns down Emily's pots at P.P. Layouts?
10. How does the Narcotics Control Bureau use Palmer Eldritch's crash landing in an attempt to trap Leo?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the function of Emily's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by the author in depicting Emily and include in your discussion the reasons why the author portrays Emily in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch. What message is Dick sending about these two themes?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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