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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Incident At A Shoe Counter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what did Lije participate?
(a) The Earth to Mars marathon.
(b) The great exodus.
(c) The great reef race.
(d) The Barrier Riots.

2. Why does Lije go to Spacetown?
(a) To have dinner with the Commissioner.
(b) To start interviewing potential robot partners.
(c) To find the robot.
(d) To see if he wants to conduct the investigation.

3. What shocks Lije?
(a) That R. Daneel Olivaw laughs.
(b) That R. Daneel Olivaw knows all about Lije's life.
(c) That R. Daneel Olivaw eats hot dogs.
(d) That R. Daneel Olivaw has none of the characteristics of an Earth robot and is quite humanoid.

4. What does the government call things such as riots?
(a) Nothing; they pretend those sort of things don't exist.
(b) Growing pains.
(c) Necessary evils.
(d) Horrific happenings.

5. Where do Lije and his two sisters live after his father dies?
(a) With their grandmother.
(b) In a homeless shelter.
(c) An orphanage.
(d) With their older brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what circumstances will the Spacers allow an investigation and will not send a report to their Outerworlds?

2. What is difficult for Lije about the robot?

3. What is ironic about Daneel threatening to use a blaster against a human?

4. What happened to Enderby three days earlier?

5. What is one thing that may be difficult for Lije in working with the robot?

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