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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 has just been discovered at the police department?
(a) A pile of unregistered weapons.
(b) A corpse.
(c) A bomb.
(d) A package of anthrax powder.

2. What is the name of the story about a man in London who committed a murder and then got lost in the never-ending roads, mazes and alleyways of the City?
(a) "A Murderer Wanders in London."
(b) "A Londoner Murders and Wanders."
(c) "Wandering Londoner."
(d) "Wandering Murderer."

3. What is one of the things that gives Lije the idea that Enderby is guilty of killing Dr. Sarton?
(a) Enderby uses Jesse's real name and says Clousarr used it.
(b) Lije realizes Enderby could have gone to the power plant.
(c) Lije sees a blaster burn on Enderby's leg.
(d) Lije knows Enderby killed R. Sammy.

4. Where does Lije plan to take Clousarr?
(a) To Spacetown.
(b) Downtown.
(c) No where.
(d) To Clousarr's boss.

5. Where do the men end?
(a) Sanctuary.
(b) The power plant.
(c) A football game.
(d) A nightclub.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Lije uneasy?

2. Of what is Jessie fearful as the meetings became more heated?

3. From what does Lije tell Daneel to stay away?

4. How long would it take to create a non-Aesonion positronic brain which dismisses the Three Laws?

5. What does Lije tell Jesse when she is worried?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Lije's knowledge of robotics grown enough that he is able to use that knowledge to get Daneel's cooperation?

2. What is the explanation that Dr. Gerrigel offers for the physical appearance of robots. Does this explanation seem plausible to you?

3. Why can't Daneel use cerebroanalysis to find the murderer?

4. What does Lije propose and how does Dr. Gerrigel refute Lije's theory?

5. Compare the relationship of Enderby and Lije with that of Lije and Daneel at the conclusion of the novel.

6. How is a conflict between Lije's professional and personal life demonstrated in this chapter and how does Lije handle it?

7. How do you think Lije's prejudice towards robots hinders his murder investigation?

8. How has the murder of R. Sammy changed the relationship between Lije and R. Daneel?

9. How does the conversation between Lije and Clousarr show Lije's changing opinions of robots?

10. Do you think Lije and Enderby's relationship has changed and how so?

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