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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Harv Brings Nell a Present | Nell's First Experience with the Primer | A Young Hooligan before the Court of Judge Fang.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harv decide to produce for his sister, Nell, on the matter compiler?
(a) A new mattress.
(b) A recycler.
(c) Lunch.
(d) A book.

2. Atlantis/Shanghai is protected by a grid of what?
(a) Nano wires.
(b) Interconnected pods that monitor the area.
(c) Guards with skull guns.
(d) Microcomputers.

3. What is the fate of Bud, following his trial for mugging and wounding a man?
(a) He is found innocent of all charges.
(b) He is shrink-wrapped and sent to prison.
(c) He is executed by skull gun.
(d) He is remotely executed, without warning, by the explosion of microscopic bombs running through his blood.

4. What do Harv and Nell conclude about the small piece of cloth Harv found near the sea?
(a) The woven threads must contain a secret code.
(b) The woven threads must be the remains of a sea creature.
(c) The woven threads are too complicated to be human-made.
(d) The woven threads are too complicated to be made by mites.

5. Hackworth and Lord Finkle-McGraw communicate easily because they are both members of what?
(a) Royalty.
(b) The Ashantis.
(c) Equity.
(d) The same phyle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way is the bridge an example of die-hard habits on the part of architects?

2. When Hackworth visits the office of Dr. X, where does Dr. X forage for mites?

3. In "Harv Brings Nell a Present," what happens when Tequila's boyfriend throws the Primer at Nell?

4. In "Nell Sees Something Peculiar", why is everything covered in black dust?

5. "The Diamond Age" is set in what era?

(see the answer key)

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