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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. Which character in the novel is fond of classical music?

2. The phone grid links what element of the users' humanity?

3. How much money does Felix Buckman want to bet Herb that when they locate Jason Taverner, it will result in a breakthrough for the police force?

4. What emotion does Ruth Rae say is the most powerful one on earth?

5. Jason Taverner escapes from the Buckman home by what method?

Short Essay Questions

1. What clue alerts Jason Taverner to the fact that Alys had planned their meeting outside the police station?

2. Discuss a moment when Buckman's callousness is demonstrated.

3. During Jason Taverner's first interaction with Alys, what knowledge does he lack about Alys that the reader does not lack?

4. What surveillance method had failed to attach properly to Jason Taverner, according to Alys?

5. What plan does Buckman ultimately adopt with regard to Jason?

6. Who expresses strong disagreement with Jason Taverner's beliefs about family?

7. What thought causes Jason Taverner to accept Alys's invitation to the Buckmans' home?

8. With what object does Felix Buckman bribe Alys in Chapter 10?

9. What is Felix Buckman's belief about chaos?

10. What connection does Ruth Rae make between love and grief?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What message does Philip K. Dick send within the pages of Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said concerning the link between oppression and brutality?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said and analyze Philip K. Dick’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

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