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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. Jason Taverner's protégée attacks him with what weapon inside her apartment?
2. The doctor says that Jason Taverner had been what length of time away from death during the attack?
3. How much money does Jason Taverner have on him when he awakes in an unfamiliar place?
4. Jason Taverner's protégée tells him that if he does not come see her, she will commit suicide and will take what other action first?
5. When Jason Taverner wakes up without any identification, he is no longer in the hospital. Where is he?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reward does Kathy demand in return for her promise not to inform on Jason Taverner?
2. What are "bleps" (52) and how do they enter the narrative?
3. In what way does the narration of Chapter 7 differ from the narration present in Chapters 1 through 6?
4. Discuss a moment in the text when someone whom Jason Taverner had previously considered somewhat useless provides him with crucial help.
5. What violent incident occurs at the site of Marilyn Mason's apartment?
6. How does the theme of delusion enter the narrative in a scene involving both Kathy and Jason Taverner?
7. What epiphany about celebrity does Jason have in Chapter 8 and why?
8. In what ways does Buckman consider himself different from other law enforcement officials?
9. What crucial objects are not within Jason's possession when he wakes up disoriented?
10. What or who is Cheerful Charley?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a critical essay about Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Is Philip K. Dick’s novel Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said a true dystopian work of literature? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Philip K. Dick's choice to tell the story of Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said using a third person omniscient narrator. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Philip K. Dick’s intended effects on the reader?
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