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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 does this person represent?

2. What is going to be the bigger problem?

3. What color was the drugstore?

4. Who does Joe think Pat is actually working for?

5. Who does Joe meet on the way to the Matador?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is wrong with Joe's theory, regarding how to stay alive and stop from being worn out?

2. How did Al know that he was next to die?

3. What did Don Denny say about Joe's appearance, and why is this worrisome?

4. How is Don Denny intuitive in this chapter?

5. How is Pat taking the fact that everyone is slowly being killed off?

6. What does Don Denny go to do, and what does he tell Pat to do in his absence?

7. What did this deterioration make Joe feel and why is this a problem?

8. What was Joe's impression of the Mortuary?

9. How did Joe try to turn the carton of Ubik into a spray can?

10. What is a common experience among half-lifers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Joe and Wendy as a couple. How did they compliment each other? Use evidence from the book. Provide an explanation as to why Joe didn't ask Wendy out.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the society of Terra from a social viewpoint. What kinds of products or services would rate the highest for its popularity? Why? What kinds of services could be provided, and how would this jeopardize our normal way of life?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Jory as a deity. In what way is he a god in the half life world? In what way is he like the god of the underworld? In what ways does he closely resemble a god?

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