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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 want to pilot the getaway aircraft carrying Mitchell?

2. How long is a New York minute?

3. What were the first computers built to crack?

4. Who lives in the Quartier des Ternes?

5. What does the perfect alignment of the black boxes say about Ramirez?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Turner like about the extraction plan?

2. What is Bobby's family like?

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

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

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

6. What is the significance of the Maas cyberdeck?

7. What danger is Marly in?

8. What advantage does the medic from the black clinics of Chiba have?

9. What happens at Leon's?

10. What does Conroy want?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If the book were made into a film, how would Gibson's style of narrative be reflected in film? Would the book make a good film?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Gibson's depiction of the character Josef Virek. How does Gibson characterize Virek? What goals does Virek have to achieve? How close does Virek get to achieving these goals?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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