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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 suggests meeting in the brasserie?

2. Which accent does Sutcliffe seem to have?

3. Where do Marly and Alain decide to meet?

4. What does Turner suspect Harry and Lynch have in common?

5. From which animal does the bent gristle that Harry wears come from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Bobby finally reach the Projects?

3. What danger is Marly in?

4. What does Conroy want?

5. What does Marly buy with her new found wealth?

6. Why are there shrimp and catfish grown in the building?

7. What secret does Andrea reveal?

8. What is the significance of the Maas cyberdeck?

9. What does Marly notice for the first time on the way to Cafe Blanc?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a character and examine their lives at the start of the book. Compare this to how they have changed by the end of the story. What motivates these changes?

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

What is the role of the cyberspace gods? How does Gibson characterize them? Why are they characterized? What are their motives? Do they differ from the human characters in the book?

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