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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what type of show is Walt's television set tuned in order to wake him up each morning?
(a) Cartoons.
(b) Lottery announcements.
(c) Soap operas.
(d) Morning news.

2. When Leo is stymied at the hospital by Zoe and a UN soldier, he says he is going to go eat and then sleep for how many hours?
(a) 16.
(b) 4.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

3. How does Barney suggest Leo gain access to Palmer Eldritch?
(a) By posing as a nurse.
(b) By posing as a UN operative.
(c) By posing as a reporter.
(d) By posing as a doctor.

4. What is NOT an element used to describe Barney?
(a) He is in his late thirties.
(b) He is heavy-set.
(c) He has a shaved head.
(d) He has unusually wavy hair.

5. In what city does Barney live at the start of the novel?
(a) Portland.
(b) New York City.
(c) Seattle.
(d) San Francisco.

6. How many people can inhabit Perky Pat at a time while under the influence of Can-D?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) An infinite number.
(d) Two.

7. When Leo goes to see Palmer Eldritch in the hospital, for which person does he ask at the front desk?
(a) Barney Mayerson.
(b) Palmer Eldritch.
(c) Eldon Trent.
(d) Norm Schein.

8. What object has been surgically embedded into Leo's tongue?
(a) A computer.
(b) A mood organ.
(c) A tracking device.
(d) A poison dart.

9. What is Roni's position at P.P. Layouts where she works with Barney?
(a) Salesperson.
(b) Barney's assistant.
(c) Receptionist.
(d) Barney's manager.

10. What is said to be Palmer Eldritch's job?
(a) Pre-Fash consultant.
(b) Interplan industrialist.
(c) Coal miner.
(d) Public relations specialist.

11. In the world of Perky Pat, it is perpetually what day of the week?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

12. What method does Leo reluctantly admit to using in his quest to locate Palmer Eldritch?
(a) The help of his ex-wife.
(b) The help of his own precog abilities.
(c) The help of one of his Pre-Fash precogs.
(d) The help of Chew-Z.

13. Where had Roni worked before coming to work with Barney?
(a) P.P. Layouts on Mars.
(b) P.P. Layouts in Japan.
(c) P.P. Layouts in Australia.
(d) P.P. Layouts in People's China.

14. What document is contained within "the familiar elongated blue-green envelope" (4)?
(a) Barney's draft notice.
(b) Roni's draft notice.
(c) Leo's draft notice.
(d) Emily's draft notice.

15. What is Perky Pat's last name?
(a) Pantheon.
(b) Oblique.
(c) Eltdritch.
(d) Christensen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what California city does Walt work?

2. For what purpose does Leo call Felix after he is denied entrance to Palmer Eldritch's hospital room?

3. When Leo calls Barney to tell him about the developments around Chew-Z, Barney muses that this is the first time he has seen his employer take what action?

4. Barney predicts that Palmer Eldritch will get what body to approve Chew-Z for mass consumption?

5. On what planet does The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch begin its narrative?

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