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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jason Taverner guesses that Ruth Rae's apartment costs $400 per what in rent?
(a) Month.
(b) Season.
(c) Day.
(d) Week.

2. Inspector McNulty does NOT mention which connotation in conjunction with the surname he believes to belong to Jason?
(a) Warmth.
(b) Beer.
(c) Coziness.
(d) Water.

3. For what length of time has Jason Taverner had one particular protégée?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 1 year.

4. What does Jason say to Heather Hart that frightens her so much that she breaks off contact?
(a) He says that the line is probably being monitored.
(b) He says that the vidscreen is probably being recorded.
(c) He says that he will be killed.
(d) He says that the police are probably on the way to her house.

5. Jason Taverner decides that he needs to avail himself of what type of woman?
(a) An older woman with money.
(b) A woman with an apartment.
(c) A woman with a soft spot for underdogs.
(d) A woman with a family.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Felix Buckman, Alys comes to her husband Felix's office whenever she has been taking what actions?

2. How many private policeman does Heather Hart have working for her?

3. Who is waiting for Jason Taverner and Kathy when they arrive at their destination?

4. How much money does Jason Taverner offer the motel clerk for taking him to get fake identification cards?

5. When Jason Taverner wakes up without any identification, he is no longer in the hospital. Where is he?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the narration of Chapter 7 differ from the narration present in Chapters 1 through 6?

2. What crucial objects are not within Jason's possession when he wakes up disoriented?

3. What are "bleps" (52) and how do they enter the narrative?

4. What violent incident occurs at the site of Marilyn Mason's apartment?

5. How is foreshadowing used within scenes involving Kathy?

6. Discuss Philip K. Dick's use of allusion in concert with the depiction of Felix Buckman.

7. In what way does Jason Taverner interact with Cheerful Charley and what is Kathy's reaction?

8. Who is Ruth Rae?

9. In what ways does Buckman consider himself different from other law enforcement officials?

10. How does the theme of delusion enter the narrative in a scene involving both Kathy and Jason Taverner?

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