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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. What is the indicator to the hovel residents that someone wants to gain admittance to their hovel?
2. To whom does Barney place a call to ask about a job after he is fired by Leo?
3. To what island does Barney allude while discussing the definition of a colony with Anne?
4. Once the evolved Terrans with Leo talk with Leo for a while, what do they realize about him?
5. What object does Leo see in the distance in the Chew-Z world just before he meets the two evolved Terrans?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Barney's first Chew-Z experience support Philip K. Dick's overall message about human happiness?
2. Describe how the theme of selflessness arises during Leo's imprisonment at the hands of Palmer Eldritch.
3. What element does Leo realize is the fatal flaw of his plan to take down Palmer Eldritch?
4. What connection does Leo draw between his sighting of a Proxer standing over Dr. Smile and the nature of Palmer Eldritch?
5. In what way are Barney's experiences with Anne on Mars significant?
6. What occurs during Barney’s first experience under the influence of Chew-Z?
7. What reason does Barney state when he is asked by Icholtz why he wants to chew Can-D?
8. What is the price difference between Can-D and Chew-Z?
9. Discuss the reasons behind Barney's decision to stop fighting the emigration draft.
10. Describe how Can-D works.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the novel's message concerning the link between the dangers and possible benefits of hallucinogenic drugs?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch and one of its main messages. How does the author make connections between these two elements and how does their juxtaposition help Philip K. Dick get across a main message of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Write a critical essay about Philip K. Dick’s novel The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the depth of its female characters, its depiction or omission of female empowerment, its treatment or ignorance of misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.
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