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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 kind of pet does Kathy own?
2. Jason Taverner asks Ruth Rae about which former lover of his own?
3. What does Jason say to Heather Hart that frightens her so much that she breaks off contact?
4. What virtue does Jason Taverner believe to be overrated?
5. Jason Taverner reflects on the fact that which of his qualities had made him "exempt" from the "betrayal state" (76)?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what ways does Buckman consider himself different from other law enforcement officials?
2. Describe the events at the hospital.
3. What motivation does Kathy have for wanting to help Jason Taverner?
4. Discuss a moment in the text when someone whom Jason Taverner had previously considered somewhat useless provides him with crucial help.
5. What are "bleps" (52) and how do they enter the narrative?
6. In what way does the narration of Chapter 7 differ from the narration present in Chapters 1 through 6?
7. What crucial objects are not within Jason's possession when he wakes up disoriented?
8. Who is Ruth Rae?
9. How does the theme of delusion enter the narrative in a scene involving both Kathy and Jason Taverner?
10. What mistake on the part of the police leads to Jason Taverner's release?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Philip K. Dick’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said.
Essay Topic 3
How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said and what is Philip K. Dick’s message regarding these themes?
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