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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. Who does Seldon want to find?

2. What does Seldon say he wants to take home to study?

3. What does Venabili say robots are?

4. Who does Raych say Tanto probably is?

5. How does Seldon immobilize Russ?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Raindrop lead Seldon?

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

3. What do the Tisalver's say about Billibotton and Mother Rittah?

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

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

6. Why are Venabili and Seldon suspicious of Casilia?

7. How does Sunmaster say they trapped Seldon and Venabili?

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

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

10. How do Seldon and Venabili defend their action to the police?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think Hummin was right to make Seldon so paranoid about the people around him? Who do the students think was responsible for Seldon's near death?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and examine what it expresses about late 20th century society.

1) The role of women.

2) Predictive powers.

3) Mistrust of other cultures.

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