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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Runaround.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the First Mercury Expedition take place, according to the narrative?
(a) 2005.
(b) 1979.
(c) 2011.
(d) 1999.

2. At the point of the novel’s Introduction, Susan Calvin is how old?
(a) 25.
(b) 89.
(c) 75.
(d) 62.

3. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was sold to be used as what?
(a) A factory worker.
(b) A maid.
(c) A nursemaid.
(d) A miner.

4. In what year was the Second Mercury Expedition sent out, according to Susan Calvin?
(a) 1998.
(b) 2012.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2015.

5. What year is it in the Introduction to the novel?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1919.
(c) 2089.
(d) 2057.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Gloria’s mother in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

2. How old is Gloria in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

3. In what year did Susan Calvin earn her Ph.D., according to the narrator of the Introduction?

4. The narrator states in “Runaround” that it is one of Gregory Powell’s favorite platitudes that nothing is to be gained from what?

5. How old was Susan Calvin when she was part of the “particular Psycho-Math seminar” described by the narrator in the Introduction?

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