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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 reason does Leo fire Barney?
2. What is NOT something Palmer Eldritch names as an element of P.P. Layouts that Chew-Z will need?
3. How many women live along with Barney in his hovel on Mars?
4. The colonists on Mars have been warned to watch out for telepathic predators that sort of resemble which type of animal on Earth?
5. What is one unit of Can-D called?
Short Essay Questions
1. What connection does Leo draw between his sighting of a Proxer standing over Dr. Smile and the nature of Palmer Eldritch?
2. Discuss two ways in which the themes of science and religion intermingle within Leo's interactions with Palmer Eldritch.
3. How and when had Palmer Eldritch acquired his distinctive teeth?
4. How is irony present in the narrative's events that occur immediately after Barney's call to the UN draft board?
5. Describe how Can-D works.
6. What terms does Palmer Eldritch present to Leo just before Leo tries to strangle him?
7. What information does Leo learn from Dr. Smile after he strangles Palmer Eldritch?
8. What reason does Barney state when he is asked by Icholtz why he wants to chew Can-D?
9. What extreme action does Barney undertake immediately after his request for a job from Palmer Eldritch is denied?
10. How does Barney's first Chew-Z experience support Philip K. Dick's overall message about human happiness?
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 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
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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