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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. Where had Roni worked before coming to work with Barney?

3. To what location do people in the narrative have to go if they are drafted?

4. For what reason can Barney not foresee the outcome of his draft notice, even though he is a precog?

5. What is Perky Pat's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Narcotics Control Bureau use Palmer Eldritch's crash landing in an attempt to trap Leo?

2. What information does Barney find out about Leo's situation by using his precog abilities?

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. Discuss the personal entanglements afflicting Barney over the course of the exposition stage.

5. Who or what is Dr. Smile?

6. What types of messages does the narrative send about corporate culture and how does Philip K. Dick get these messages across to the reader?

7. What action does Leo take after leaving the UN-affiliated hospital and why?

8. With what information is precog Roni able to provide Leo in regards to Palmer Eldritch?

9. How is the marriage between Fran and Norm used to demonstrate the way in which no colonist can exist happily and independently without the use of Can-D?

10. Discuss Dick's treatment of the co-mingling themes of loyalty and self-interest.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the theme of hubris within Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch. What is the author's message regarding hubris and how do you know?

Essay Topic 3

How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

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