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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. How does Seldon immobilize Russ?

2. Who does Marlo Tanto say he works for?

3. What does Raindrop ask Seldon to remove?

4. What does Raindrop tell Seldon she wants to know about?

5. Where does Seldon read the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Venabili doubt Hummin is not in charge of the upperside?

2. Why did Rachelle get angry with her officers at the zoo?

3. Why are Venabili and Seldon suspicious of Casilia?

4. What does Seldon think is the key to psychohistory?

5. Who is Davan?

6. Describe the room in the temple that Venabili and Seldon enter.

7. Why does Mycelium not like the temple?

8. Why does Mycelium know more about tribespeople than other Mycogenians?

9. When does Demerzel think they should take Seldon in?

10. Why is Seldon disappointed in the Mycogenian's book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Seldon's character across the whole series.

1. How does the author develop Seldon's character across the whole series?

2. What new elements does PRELUDE TO FOUNDATION add to Seldon's character?

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