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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 appears to direct to Marly to the sensory link?

2. Where can you buy a neural cutout?

3. What does Turner find hideous about machine dreams?

4. What is the name of the yacht?

5. What will an F/D squirt signal mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. How relevant is the information given to Marly by Picard?

2. What are Marly's impressions of Virek?

3. What secret does Andrea reveal?

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

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

6. What danger is Marly in?

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

8. How do Rudy and Turner get along?

9. What is the significance of the Maas cyberdeck?

10. What is the real intent of Alain's meeting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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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