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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 does Daneel do as the family dines?
(a) Works out.
(b) Naps.
(c) Watches a book film.
(d) Reads the news on the internet.

2. Why does Jesse ask Lije this?
(a) Because Lije has already been shot twice.
(b) To give Bentley a younger sibling.
(c) Because Bentley would learn about the Spacers firsthand.
(d) Because Daneel is a robot.

3. What does Dr. Fastolfe say about Daneel's entire make up?
(a) It is different from the average robot.
(b) He is anatomically correct on the inside also.
(c) He is programmed for several emotions.
(d) He is volatile if attacked.

4. What is Elijah Baley's occupation?
(a) Biologist.
(b) Politician.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Policeman.

5. What is Jesse's full name?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Jezebel.
(c) Jessiman.
(d) Jessica.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Daneel think may be responsible?

2. What does Lije notice about R. Daneel?

3. What would Lije like as far as getting to work?

4. Who is Roj Nemennuh Sarton?

5. How does Daneel think an Earthman could enter the Spacer territory?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Bentley seems conflicted about R. Daneel?

2. What does Lije state about the murder of Dr. Sarton and how is his analysis received by Dr. Fastolfe and Enderby?

3. Who is the murder victim and what do the Spacers think about his murder?

4. Does it seem Jessie's uneasiness about R. Daneel is her peculiar belief or do others share her sentiments?

5. What is disconcerting about Jesse's announcement after she comes home from a night out?

6. Why does Lije request Enderby to be a witness to a conversation Lije is about to have with Dr. Fastolfe and R. Daneel?

7. What is Lije's rationale for believing Dr. Sarton is not dead, but that the Spacers want the Earthmen to believe Dr. Sarton is murdered by a City dweller?

8. How did Lije meet Jesse, his wife, and what about their names may foreshadow something further in the story?

9. How are robots used by Earthmen versus Spacers?

10. What do you think could be an advantage if a clerk who is serving you were a robot?

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