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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 is the first of the Three Laws of Robotics?

2. Who comes to Hari to attempt to beg his way out of his appointment in Part 2, Cleon I, Chapter 19?

3. The planet Trantor is a complex of how many semi-autonomous sectors at the center of the Galaxy?

4. Eto Demerzel claims to be working to thwart whom in Part 1, Eto Demerzel, Chapter 11?

5. What is Kaspal Kaspalov's last word before dying in Part 2, Cleon I, Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hari admit to Dors about Raych's mission in Part 1, Eto Demerzel, Chapter 13?

2. Why does Hari solicit Raych to go undercover in Part 1, Eto Demerzel, Chapter 12? What in this chapter foreshadows conflict?

3. What major figures in Hari's life does he recall in Part 1, Eto Demerzel, Chapter 1?

4. What foreshadowing relates to the Imperial Gardens in Part 2, Cleon I, Chapter 1?

5. What is established about the protagonist in Part 1, Eto Demerzel, Chapter 1? Where is the protagonist working?

6. How does the theme of aging play a role in Part 1, Eto Demerzel, Chapter 2, and in the novel as a whole?

7. What device is introduced in Part 2, Cleon I, Chapter 3?

8. What is Emperor Cleon I's viewpoint in Part 1, Eto Demerzel, Chapter 15?

9. Who approaches Raych in a bar in Part 2, Cleon I, Chapter 11? What does this lead to?

10. What news does Hari see as significant regarding the future in Part 1, Eto Demerzel, Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Hari Seldon and the setting of the novel. How large is the Galactic Empire?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the objectives and actions of Hari Seldon and the other main characters in Part 1, Eto Demerzel, Chapters 11-13. How does conflict arise?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting of Wye Sector and the actions and objectives of Kaspal Kaspalov in the novel. How does Kaspalov die?

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