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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. How long have Powell and Donovan been on Mercury in the beginning of “Runaround”?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 12 hours.

2. How much time passes between “Runaround” and “Reason”?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 year.

3. What story does Robbie plead for Gloria to tell him in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) “Hansel and Gretel.”
(b) “Cinderella.”
(c) “Snow White.”
(d) “Bambi.”

4. What temperature is Robbie’s metal skin kept at by high resistance coils in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) 92.8 degrees.
(b) 70 degrees.
(c) 96.8 degrees.
(d) 75 degrees.

5. How far across does Powell tell Cutie the space station is in “Reason”?
(a) 20 yards.
(b) 1 mile.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 5 acres.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the First Mercury Expedition take place, according to the narrative?

2. What does Powell install in his office wall in “Catch That Rabbit”?

3. What is Gloria’s last name in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

4. Where is the officer’s room described as being located in “Reason”?

5. The narrator of the Introduction states that he had spent how many days at U.S. Robots?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What breakdown in the Three Laws of Robotics is indicated in “Runaround”?

3. What theme is introduced in “Runaround”?

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

5. What ultimatum does Gloria give Robbie in the beginning of “Robbie”? How does he respond?

6. What do the characters of Donovan and Powell represent symbolically in I, Robot?

7. What is the conflict established in the beginning of “Catch That Rabbit”?

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

9. What principle purpose does the Introduction of I, Robot serve?

10. What is taking place in the beginning of “Robbie”? How are the principle characters described?

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