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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. After Leo fires Barney, Leo tells Barney that which character will be taking Barney's position?

3. What is the name of Leo's dwelling on Earth?

4. Once Leo has surrendered, what action does he take for a while before he can resume a discussion with Palmer Eldritch?

5. When Barney finds Anne at the entrance to his hovel, what is she wearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What element does Leo realize is the fatal flaw of his plan to take down Palmer Eldritch?

2. How and when had Palmer Eldritch acquired his distinctive teeth?

3. What is demonstrated about Philip K. Dick's intended audience within the scene of the Can-D Great Books experience at Chicken Pox Prospects?

4. What reason does Barney state when he is asked by Icholtz why he wants to chew Can-D?

5. Describe how the theme of selflessness arises during Leo's imprisonment at the hands of Palmer Eldritch.

6. Discuss two ways in which the themes of science and religion intermingle within Leo's interactions with Palmer Eldritch.

7. What is the price difference between Can-D and Chew-Z?

8. How and when had Palmer Eldritch acquired his distinctive teeth?

9. What special right is provided to colonists who willingly agree to emigrate?

10. Describe how Can-D works.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Sensory details are often used within Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch in order to create vivid depictions of characters’ emotions, motivations, and psychological underpinnings. Choose three novel scenes in which Dick uses sensory details to develop characterization, and discuss the effect these tools have on the meaning of the text.

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