Do Androids Dream

of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick

1 Put the following events in the story in the right d Rick thought he would earn a thousand dollars
order. Number them 1–10. for each android; enough money to ...
COMPREHENSION

a Rick goes to the Rosen Corporation. .......................................................................................

b Rick buys a goat. e Pris was angry with Rick after he killed the
c Rick discovers Rachael Rosen is an android. Batys so she went to his apartment and ...
d Rick finds a toad. .......................................................................................
TEST

e Rick goes to Isidore’s apartment building.

f Resch kills Luba Luft. 30 marks
g Rick is arrested.
h Rick kills Polokov. 5 Describe what Isidore is doing in this picture and
why.
i Rick kills the Batys.
j Rick’s colleague Holden is shot by an android.

20 marks

2 Are these sentences about androids true (T) or false

(F)?
a Androids live longer than humans.
b Androids can be happy or unhappy.
c Androids can show empathy for living
animals.
d Androids are not allowed on Mars.
e Androids need animals more than humans.

10 marks

3 Who said this in the story? Who did they say it to?
Isidore, Iran, Pris, Hannibal Sloat, Rick, Rachael, Polokov.
a ‘It lists a six hour depression.’ ............... to
...............
b ‘Another living creature is dead, chickenhead.
Didn’t you notice the difference?’ ............... to ...........................................................................................
............... ...........................................................................................
c ‘Then I’ll have to break your neck.’ ............... ...........................................................................................
to ............... ...........................................................................................
d ‘I brought you some butter.’ ............... to ...........................................................................................
............... ...........................................................................................
e ‘Thank you for not killing me.’ ............... to ...........................................................................................
............... ...........................................................................................
...........................................................................................
20 marks ...........................................................................................
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4 Complete the following sentences. ...........................................................................................
a Rick’s colleague could no longer hunt androids,
so Bryant ... 20 marks
.......................................................................................
b Rick couldn’t kill Rachael at the Rosen T Total marks
Corporation because ...
.......................................................................................
c When Isidore first visited Pris he wanted to
make friends so ...
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 Do Androids Dream
of Electronic Sheep? Philip K. Dick

Setting 15 The voice of Buster Friendly can always be

heard _____.
Choose the best answer.
a □ on the mood machine b □ on television
1 The story is set in _____. and radio c □ in the empathy box
a □ San Francisco b □ New York d □ in hovercars
c □ New Orleans d □ Los Angeles 16 _____ is a ‘special’ or a ‘chickenhead’ and other
2 Earth has changed because there was a big _____. people are unfriendly to him.
a □ storm b □ war c □ fire d □ plane crash a □ J.R. Isidore b □ Rick Deckard
3 There is now a lot of _____ everywhere on Earth. c □ Roy Baty d □ Phil Resch
a □ snow b □ ice c □ dust d □ water 17 Miss Luba Luft is an android and a famous _____.
4 Lots of different types of _____ no longer exist. a □ policewoman b □ animal trainer
a □ animals b □ trees c □ languages d □ houses c □ TV presenter d □ opera singer
5 Many people have now emigrated to _____. 18 Phil Resch is worried that he is _____.
a □ Australia b □ South America a □ a killer b □ a sick man c □ an android
c □ the Moon d □ Mars d □ a prisoner
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E

6 There are some escaped androids who look and 19 Roy Baty is the _____ leader of a group of
act like _____. androids.
a □ humans b □ ‘specials’ c □ animals a □ warm, friendly b □ rough, cold c □ kind,
d □ spacemen gentle d □ tired, lonely
TEST

7 The Voigt-Kampff _____ finds out if people are 20 _____ is the name of the man in the empathy box.
really androids. a □ Mercer b □ Buster Friendly c □ J.R.
a □ camera b □ test c □ laser d □ computer Isidore d □ Eldon Rosen
8 People who are ‘specials’ are not allowed to _____.
a □ read b □ marry c □ work d □ emigrate 20 marks
9 On Earth there is a type of _____ called
Mercerism.
a □ history b □ sport c □ religion Dialogue
d □ mathematics
Who said or wrote this?
10 In Mercerism people have to own and care for
21 ‘I want a large animal. I had a real sheep once
_____.
but it died.’
a □ an android b □ a tree c □ a child
a □ Mercer b □ Rachel Rosen
d □ an animal
c □ Rick Deckard d □ Iran Deckard
20 marks 22 ‘I can explain why my niece failed your empathy
test. She was born on a spaceship and lived there
for fourteen of her eighteen years.’
Characters a □ Eldon Rosen b □ Rachel Rosen
c □ Rick Deckard d □ J.R. Isidore
Choose the best answer.
23 ‘You almost own an owl. You can have it. But if
11 Rick Deckard’s job is to kill _____. it ever has any babies, they’ll be ours.’
a □ animals b □ insects c □ escaped a □ Inspector Harry Bryant b □ Rachel Rosen
prisoners d □ androids c □ J.R. Isidore d □ Iran Deckard
12 Iran Deckard puts a setting for _____ on her 24 ‘Hey, I live upstairs. I heard your television. Let’s
mood machine twice a month. meet.’
a □ hunger b □ illness c □ depression a □ Eldon Rosen b □ Rick Deckard
d □ happiness c □ J.R. Isidore d □ Phil Resch
13 Rick Deckard goes to Seattle to do tests on 25 ‘And speaking of waiting, it’s now only ten
_____ to find out if she is an android. hours until that big piece of news, my special
a □ Irmgard Baty b □ Rachel Rosen report. Tell your friends to watch!’
c □ Pris Stratton d □ Luba Luft a □ Buster Friendly b □ Mercer
14 _____ runs a family company which makes c □ Rick Deckard d □ Luba Luft
androids.
a □ Eldon Rosen b □ Mercer
c □ Rick Deckard d □ J.R. Isidore

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 Do Androids Dream
of Electronic Sheep? Philip K. Dick

26 ‘Another living creature is dead, chickenhead. 39 the part of a television or computer on which
Didn’t you notice the difference?’ pictures and words appear
a □ Buster Friendly b □ Rachel Rosen a □ screen b □ window c □ view
c □ Pris Stratton d □ Mr Hannibal Sloat d □ entrance
27 My accent is perfect. It has to be for the singing. 40 when you feel afraid, anxious and not confident
But there are many words I don’t know.’ a □ calm b □ grateful c □ nervous d □ sincere
a □ Mr Hannibal Sloat b □ Rachel Rosen
c □ Polokov d □ Luba Luft 20 marks
48 ‘You love that goat more than me. More than
you love your wife probably.’
a □ Irmgard Baty b □ Rachel Rosen Plot
c □ Pris Stratton d □ Luba Luft Choose the best answer.
29 ‘Turn the lights off. Get Isidore away from that 41 Rick Deckard has a lot of work because Dave
empathy box; he has to be ready at the door. Holden was _____ by Polokov, a super-
Move him!’ intelligent android.

M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
a □ Roy Baty b □ Rick Deckard c □ Polokov a □ hurt b □ killed c □ eaten d □ burned
d □ Inspector Garland 42 Rick wants to earn a lot of money so that he
30 ‘I’m Wilbur Mercer; I’ve become one with him, can buy _____.
and I’ve lost myself.’ a □ an electric animal b □ a real animal

TEST
a □ J.R. Isidore b □ Rachel Rosen c □ a new mood machine d □ a new empathy box
c □ Rick Deckard d □ Iran Deckard 43 Rick has a short time to find a small group of
Androids who escaped from _____.
20 marks
a □ prison b □ the police station c □ Mars
d □ the Moon
44 Isidore is very _____ when the mysterious Pris
Vocabulary Stratton moves in near him.
Choose the best answer. a □ violent b □ cross c □ jealous d □ pleased
31 a long, thin piece of metal 45 Rick goes to find Luba Luft but she traps him
a □ sheet b □ string c □ wire d □ rope by calling an android _____.
32 an insect with eight legs that catches flies and a □ fireman b □ policeman c □ doctor
lives in a web d □ taxi driver
a □ fly b □ spider c □ beetle d □ bee 46 The androids Pris, Irmgard and Roy wait for
33 a large round body in space that moves around a Rick at _____ where Isidore lives.
star such as the sun a □ the dark old house b □ the large modern
a □ rock b □ globe c □ orbit d □ planet house c □ the small office building
34 to practise a song or a play before you do it in d □ the empty apartment building
public 47 Isidore is upset when Buster Friendly announces
a □ rehearse b □ repeat c □ remove d □ return that Mercer is _____.
35 a line of light shining from something a □ an android b □ a fake c □ an animal
a □ bean b □ beam c □ beat d □ bear d □ a ‘special’
36 to confess; to agree, often unwillingly, that 48 Ricks decides to _____ Rachel.
something is true a □ sleep with b □ kill c □ marry d □ teach
a □ whisper b □ shout c □ deny d □ admit 49 Rick kills _____ of the androids.
37 a small animal which is like a frog; it lives in a □ one b □ two c □ three d □ all six
water and on land 50 At the end, Rick brings _____ back to his house.
a □ toad b □ duck c □ deer d □ owl a □ Rachel b □ Isidore c □ a fake toad
38 to keep someone or something safe from harm, d □ a real toad
injury etc.
a □ attack b □ protect c □ defeat d □ lose 20 marks

Total marks

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