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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. Allen Faine offends Barney by marveling that Barney has what already?
2. What will be Barney's payment from Leo if he consumes the toxin that will ruin Palmer Eldritch?
3. What is NOT something Palmer Eldritch names as an element of P.P. Layouts that Chew-Z will need?
4. After Leo fires Barney, Leo tells Barney that which character will be taking Barney's position?
5. What object does Allen Faine give to Barney when he comes to Mars in a ship?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is irony present in the narrative's events that occur immediately after Barney's call to the UN draft board?
2. What connection does Leo draw between his sighting of a Proxer standing over Dr. Smile and the nature of Palmer Eldritch?
3. In what way are Barney's experiences with Anne on Mars significant?
4. Describe how Can-D works.
5. How and when had Palmer Eldritch acquired his distinctive eyes?
6. How and when had Palmer Eldritch acquired his distinctive teeth?
7. Discuss the reasons behind Barney's decision to stop fighting the emigration draft.
8. What is the price difference between Can-D and Chew-Z?
9. Describe how the theme of selflessness arises during Leo's imprisonment at the hands of Palmer Eldritch.
10. Discuss how the theme of despair arises within the novel's portrayal of Barney.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch and analyze Dick's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's messages about guilt and responsibility within Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch. Focus especially on poignant events such as the moment when Richard realizes that the risky e-therapy he had insisted his devoted wife Emily undergo, even after she had protested heartily, has now permanently robbed her of both her artistic talent with pottery and her ability to think clearly in everyday situations.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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