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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. What is wrong with Jones's suit?

2. Why is Marly so frightened of the spacesuit?

3. Who built the custom deck for Jammer?

4. Why were they held up by Turkish customs?

5. Which artist is responsible for Europe After The Rains?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Turner learn of Rudy's death?

2. What clue does Jones reveal about the purpose of the biosoft?

3. What does Turner realize is not always true?

4. What leads to Marly leaving Paco?

5. What does Roberts think of Isham's protege?

6. What is the significance of the Finn not answering his phone?

7. What happens when Bobby and Jackie use Jammer's deck?

8. What does the box maker think of Virek's plans?

9. How does Turner explain the situation his brother Rudy is in?

10. What convinces Bobby to move to the Projects?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author use different characters to drive the narrative? Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the narrative's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the differences between Turner and Rudy. How different are their lives and what choices may have affected this? What are their strengths and weaknesses as individuals? In what way is this relationship used to develop the themes of the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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