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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. To whose home does Barney go after being fired by Leo?
2. When the superevolved humans and Leo see a dog approaching the monument to Leo's defeat of Palmer Eldritch, what noun does Alec apply to the dog?
3. From whom does Leo discover that Palmer Eldritch has administered an antidote to Chew-Z to Leo?
4. What is NOT something Palmer Eldritch names as an element of P.P. Layouts that Chew-Z will need?
5. Only what body can legally route Barney back to Earth?
Short Essay Questions
1. What extreme action does Barney undertake immediately after his request for a job from Palmer Eldritch is denied?
2. What terms does Palmer Eldritch present to Leo just before Leo tries to strangle him?
3. How and when had Palmer Eldritch acquired his distinctive teeth?
4. Describe how the theme of selflessness arises during Leo's imprisonment at the hands of Palmer Eldritch.
5. What connection does Leo draw between his sighting of a Proxer standing over Dr. Smile and the nature of Palmer Eldritch?
6. What information does Leo learn from Dr. Smile after he strangles Palmer Eldritch?
7. How and when had Palmer Eldritch acquired his distinctive teeth?
8. What reason does Barney state when he is asked by Icholtz why he wants to chew Can-D?
9. How does Anne change as a character after arriving at the colony?
10. What element does Leo realize is the fatal flaw of his plan to take down Palmer Eldritch?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Would Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch be classified as a dystopian novel? Why or why not?
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