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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 animals are found on Trantor when the four arrive in search of information?

2. What do Bayta and Toran trade for food while they are in the library?

3. Mis attributes Randu's sense of dread to what?

4. What commodity does Kalgan have that Haven II does not?

5. Who drives Jord Commason?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Toran say when Pritcher asks him why he is protecting the clown?

2. What does Indbur say when Mis tells him that the next appearance of Seldon will be in four months?

3. As the group of four travel to the library, what is a description of the news bulletins they receive?

4. What happened during the "bloody Sack?"

5. Why is the rest of Seldon's message lost?

6. What does Mis insist that Magnifico has?

7. What does Magnifico suggest as the reason that Pritcher was on board the Filian ship?

8. Why does MIs say that Randu feels better at night?

9. What does Mis tell Indbur about the results of the probe used on Magnifico?

10. What does Randu suggest that Mis do in order to help defeat the Mule?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Citing examples from the book as support for your answer, explain why the Empire was going to fall, regardless of Seldon's Plan.

Essay Topic 2

What defines a group of people? What role do groups of people play in the story? Cite examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of emotions in the book? How are emotions controlled and explained? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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