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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. For what company does Walt work?
2. Which two colonists wake up from the effects of Can-D before the others and rush off to have sex?
3. What is said to be Palmer Eldritch's job?
4. How does Barney suggest Leo gain access to Palmer Eldritch?
5. While Richard is Emily's current husband, who is Emily's former husband?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who or what is Dr. Smile?
2. What weapon does Leo have with him at all times and how is it used?
3. What are the differences between Can-D and Chew-Z?
4. What action does Leo take after leaving the UN-affiliated hospital and why?
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. For what reason does Leo not meet with Palmer Eldritch when he goes to the UN-affiliated hospital?
8. 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?
9. Discuss the personal entanglements afflicting Barney over the course of the exposition stage.
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
Would Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch be classified as a dystopian novel? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
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 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 Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to support your arguable and clear claim regarding the novel's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the novel.
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