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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 planet located on the fringes of the Milky Way Galaxy becomes home to Hari Seldon's First Foundation under the guise of the scholars compiling the Encyclopedia Galactica?

2. With whose help does Dr. Tamwile Elar develop a device that squeezes material into the lines and curves of the future in Part 3, Dors Venabili, Chapter 6?

3. In Part 3, Dors Venabili, Chapter 22, Dors is surprised at how vehemently who wants to succeed Hari if he retires?

4. In Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 29, Hari places an emergency call to whom about his family?

5. In Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 20, Hari resolves to ask for whose help to prevent the project from folding?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yugo Amaryl present in Part 3, Dors Venabili, Chapter 19? What are his objectives?

2. How does Dors go about reaching the army headquarters in Part 3, Dors Venabili, Chapter 14?

3. What conversation does Hari overhear in Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 1?

4. What internal and external conflicts does Emperor Agis XIV face in Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 21?

5. How is Wanda Seldon introduced in Part 3, Dors Venabili, Chapter 1?

6. Who describes the history of DNA mapping in Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 5?

7. With whom is Hari discussing legal matters in Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 18? Why?

8. What is signified by Harry's second attack in Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 25?

9. What happens in Hari's first court case in Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 19?

10. How is the Psychohistory Project described in Part 3, Dors Venabili, Chapter 6? How does Hari feel about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the plot structure of Part 2, Cleon I, identifying the exposition, rising action, climax and denouement. How does the structure of Part 2 relate to the structure of Part 1?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the characters of Manella Dubanqua and Gleb Andorin in the novel. What role do these characters play in the central plot?

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