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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 would Fred like to buy before he meets Hank?

2. What does Arctor say will linger in his heart forever?

3. What does Arctor presume the $20 the locksmith wants is for?

4. What were the people using to pick up the microdots?

5. What is Mike's job at New-Path?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Fred going to be paid less in his next month's salary?

2. What does Fred see Barris doing with mushrooms?

3. What is Donna's substitute for sexual relations?

4. What is Arctor's excuse to the locksmith for his awful behavior on the phone?

5. How does Barris dismiss a call from one of Arctor's creditors?

6. What does Fred's medical report about his current condition?

7. What story does Bruce tell Thelma?

8. How does Barris react to Luckman choking?

9. What is the difference between Arctor as an informant and Barris as an informant?

10. What does Arctor tell Luckman he saw when he drove by the Maylar Microdot Corporation Building?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Dick's writing style. How would you describe Dick's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Dick's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1970s? How does Dick express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

Compare drug research in the 1970s to drug research today. How would the book's depiction of drugs change if Dick wrote it today?

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