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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. What interesting information did Joe learn from the 'pape?

2. Who was at Joe's door?

3. What does Pat do at the Kibbutz?

4. What flavor was the tranquilizer?

5. How often did Mr. Runciter want the adds for the prudence organizations to run on TV?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was activating Ella a sin against her?

2. What is the unique feature about Joe's apartment that is different from apartments we know?

3. What is an Artiforg and what does it do?

4. What is a half-life?

5. Why is it a sound business idea that Mr. Runciter sells his services to Ms. Wirt?

6. Why is there speculation that the prudence organization could be a racket?

7. How did Joe think that Stanton Mick's voice sounded?

8. What typo is in this chapter?

9. Why does Bill say he likes Tippy? What does he do following this declaration?

10. How did Mr. Runciter reveal that he knew who the person was that was financing Ms. Wirt's enterprise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of human rights on Terra. How would it be different than the concept of human rights here on Earth? What kinds of things would have to change in our society for rights to be as liberal as they are on Terra?

Essay Topic 2

Although this book is set in 1992, explain some technological differences that existed in Ubik and the real world of 1992. What kinds of things are still the products of science fiction? What kinds of things are reality now?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Pat as a primary antagonist in the story. What clues point to her as being the main force opposing the group of Runciter Associates? In what regard does she seem like the perfect adversary for Joe?

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