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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. On the plaque commemorating Palmer Eldritch's death at the hands of Leo, what year does it say the event occurred?
2. What does Leo do to the Chew-Z Roni as payback for her rejection of his advances?
3. While imprisoned inside Palmer Eldritch's created Chew-Z world, Leo decides to kill the real Palmer Eldritch for what reason?
4. Before releasing Leo for a period of time, Palmer Eldritch tells Leo that he will take what action if Leo decides not to join him?
5. What action do Roni and Barney briefly consider taking, just before Leo is captured by Palmer Eldritch?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Anne change as a character after arriving at the colony?
2. How is irony present in the narrative's events that occur immediately after Barney's call to the UN draft board?
3. Describe how Can-D works.
4. Discuss Barney's wishy-washy attitude surrounding his decision to work for Palmer Eldritch after being fired by Leo.
5. Discuss how the theme of despair arises within the novel's portrayal of Barney.
6. What occurs during Barney’s first experience under the influence of Chew-Z?
7. What element does Leo realize is the fatal flaw of his plan to take down Palmer Eldritch?
8. How and when had Palmer Eldritch acquired his distinctive teeth?
9. In what way are Barney's experiences with Anne on Mars significant?
10. What special right is provided to colonists who willingly agree to emigrate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within the novel and what is Philip K. Dick's message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 2
Trace the characterization arc of Barney’s character throughout the novel. Discuss whether Barney is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 3
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.
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