NOVEL FOCUSED QUIZ 06 THE LATHE OF HEAVEN: CHAPTER 6

In Chapter 6, George thinks of himself as a(n)

• alien

• leader

• patsy

• seeker

• tool

Answer explanation

In Chapter 6, George thinks of himself as a tool that could aid scientific research. [Chapter 6]

In Chapter 6, George thinks that his dreams could be useful if they

• change the world

• win Heather Lelache’s love

• improve his life

• aid scientific research

• make him rich and famous

Answer explanation

Although George Orr generally dislikes having effective dreams, he thinks that they could be useful if they aid scientific research. [Chapter 6]

Who telephones George Orr in Chapter 6?

• Orr’s boss

• Mannie

• Dr. Haber

• Heather Lelache

• Orr’s mother

Answer explanation

George Orr is surprised at his apartment one day to find that Heather Lelache has called him on the phone. [Chapter 6]

How does Miss Lelache feel about the Augmentor in Chapter 6?

• enthusiastic

• indifferent

• skeptical

• curious

• fearful

Answer explanation

Heather Lelache feels skeptical about the Augmentor; she asks Dr. Haber many questions about it. [Chapter 6]

What does Orr realize about his job when talking to Heather Lelache?

• He works for a private tools firm in French Glen.

• He is a draftsman for the District.

• He works for Bradford Industries downtown.

• He is unemployed.

• He works for the Bonneville-Umatilla water projects.

Answer explanation

When George Orr is on the phone with Heather Lelache in Chapter 6, he realizes, to his surprise, that he works for Bradford Industries downtown. [Chapter 6]

What does Orr see in the living room of his new apartment in depopulated Portland?

• a woodframe fireplace

• a modern glass table

• a velvet sofa

• a Persian carpet

• a grand piano

Answer explanation

After George Orr’s dream of plague, depopulation has allowed him to live in a much nicer apartment. It has a woodframe fireplace. [Chapter 6]

What is the purpose of the phenothiazines that Haber gives George Orr in Chapter 6?

• to induce hallucinations

• to make his dreams more effective

• to treat a nervous tremor

• to prevent him from dreaming altogether

• to weaken the intensity of his dreams

Answer explanation

In Chapter 6, Dr. Haber gives George Orr phenothiazines to weaken the intensity of his dreams. [Chapter 6]

In Chapter 6, what is the current situation in Saudi Arabia and Iraq?

• The area has been abandoned and left uninhabited.

• The civilian population lives in underground burrows.

• There is no government or law and order.

• The population is thriving and prosperous.

• The area is a tourist destination.

Answer explanation

In Chapter 6, we learn that the civilian population of Saudi Arabia and Iraq is living in underground burrows. This detail expresses the terrible state of the war in the Near East is [Chapter 6]

In Chapter 6, what does George Orr say when Haber asks him about the purpose of life?

• The goal of life is to achieve a better world.

• Not everything has to have a purpose.

• Meaning is self-created.

• We must live in harmony with nature.

• The environment matters more than people.

Answer explanation

When Dr. Haber asks him about the purpose of life, George Orr insists he does not know if life has a purpose and he does not think it matters; what matters is being part of a whole. [Chapter 6]

In Chapter 6, Dr. Haber asks George if he has ever studied

• Greek philosophy

• quantum physics

• higher mathematics

• Eastern mysticism

• natural science

Answer explanation

Dr. Haber tells George Orr that his “passive outlook” makes him a natural Buddhist and asks if he has ever studied Eastern mysticism. [Chapter 6]