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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. How many minutes did Joe ask for when he realized a woman was there?

2. What did Joe blame for the death of Wendy Wright?

3. How much was Joe's coffee?

4. Which word best describes the room Joe is in?

5. How is it "too late" for Ella?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was activating Ella a sin against her?

2. How did the author describe Hollis?

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

4. Why can't Pat put things back entirely the way they were?

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

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

7. Why does Glen believe that he has figured out where the lot of Hollis' best PSI's have gotten to?

8. What was interesting to note about Sammy Mundo?

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

10. What is the reason to fear the telepaths, according to the anti-PSI agency?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Stanton Mick. Although he is represented as being a humanoid bomb, he is also represented as being solicitous by putting the crew of the prudence organization in half life. Explain Stanton Mick's role in Ubik.

Essay Topic 2

If the sensation of touch is a sense that is entirely related to the body, why is it that the people in half life experience physical sensations like touch? Provide an explanation as to why they wouldn't feel as though they were in a dream.

Essay Topic 3

The major motion picture "Matrix" gained a lot of inspiration from this novel. Compare Ubik to the Matrix. What similarities are present? What are some major differences? How is Neo like Joe? How are the two characters different?

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