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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What encyclopedia does the narrator mention in the novel’s Introduction?
(a) The Encyclopedia Tellurica.
(b) The Encyclopedia Britannica.
(c) The Encyclopedia of Mercury.
(d) The World Book Encyclopedia.

2. What is the model of the robot that Speedy is in “Runaround”?
(a) SPD-13.
(b) DV-5.
(c) SPP-11.
(d) SPD-2.

3. Cutie refers to humans such as Powell and Donovan as being what, in “Reason”?
(a) God-like.
(b) Jovial.
(c) Makeshift.
(d) Superior.

4. In what year did Susan Calvin earn her Ph.D., according to the narrator of the Introduction?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1995.

5. What refers to the type of space suits worn by Powell and Donovan in “Runaround”?
(a) Technosuits.
(b) Insosuits.
(c) Inulasuits.
(d) Mercosuits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What model of robot is Dave from “Catch That Rabbit”?

2. How many years had passed between the First Mercury Expedition and the arrival of Donovan and Powell in “Runaround”?

3. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was sold to be used as what?

4. On how many occasions has Donovan watched the ore-mining robots on their shift in the beginning of “Catch That Rabbit”?

5. Powell tells Cutie that he will be back on Earth in about how much time in “Reason”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Donovan do that leads to the main conflict in “Reason”?

2. What is implied about the Interviewer in the book’s Introduction? Why is this significant?

3. What conclusion does Donovan reach upon observing the robots’ behavior in “Catch That Rabbit”? What does Powell conclude?

4. What does Donovan discover when he goes to check the Converter in “Reason”?

5. What is established through the exposition in the Introduction? Who are the characters that are first introduced?

6. What theme is introduced in “Runaround”?

7. How would you describe the use of language in “Catch That Rabbit”?

8. What do Donovan and Powell observe when they first see Speedy in “Runaround”?

9. How does Mrs. Weston explain Robbie’s absence when he is sent away in “Robbie”?

10. Where are Donovan and Powell in the beginning of “Reason”? How much time has elapsed since “Runaround”?

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