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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. When Leo calls Barney to tell him about the developments around Chew-Z, Barney muses that this is the first time he has seen his employer take what action?
2. To what type of show is Walt's television set tuned in order to wake him up each morning?
3. A UN soldier armed with what type of weapon blocks Leo from getting into Palmer Eldritch's hospital room?
4. In what year had Richard's collection of vinyl records been melted by the heat?
5. What time does Barney discover it is when he awakes at the start of the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. With what information is precog Roni able to provide Leo in regards to Palmer Eldritch?
2. To what evidence does Barney point when trying to convince Leo that he can "beat" (21) his draft notice to Mars?
3. What action does Leo take after leaving the UN-affiliated hospital and why?
4. Who or what is Dr. Smile?
5. Who is Impatience (Impy) White and what news does she deliver to Leo when she calls him?
6. For what reason does Leo not meet with Palmer Eldritch when he goes to the UN-affiliated hospital?
7. Name the jobs of the following people: Barney, Roni, Leo, Palmer Eldritch, and Emily.
8. How do Barney's personal entanglements direct his actions over the course of the exposition stage?
9. Who is Icholtz and why does he make contact with Richard after Barney turns down Emily's pots at P.P. Layouts?
10. 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?
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 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 3
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?
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