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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. Who does Turner read in his simstim?

2. Where do powerful icebreakers usually come from?

3. What is sent on Turner's trail?

4. Who wears eyeglass frames?

5. Which does the Korean's hair remind Turner of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bobby pull a Wilson?

2. How do Lucas and Beauvoir describe their beliefs to Bobby?

3. Where does Oakey know Turner from?

4. Why did Two-a-Day's choose the site for Bobby's run?

5. What is Bobby's relationship to Two-a-Day?

6. What does Finn reveal about the three ninjas?

7. What opinion does Paco have of Alain?

8. What does Turner like about the extraction plan?

9. What is the significance of the academic book Andrea's company is publishing?

10. Why is Marly surprised Virek is trying to hire her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Gibson depict corporations in the book? How does today's society currently perceive corporations? Do you think that Gibson's vision of future corporations is possible?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story? Do you think the author's style suits the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think Bobby is naive and why? How does this impact on his relationships with the other characters?

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