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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 incriminating information does Turner uncover from Mitchell's dossier?

2. What causes Turner to frown?

3. Who built the custom deck for Jammer?

4. Where was Angie born?

5. Why does the coffee girl initially refuse to serve Turner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the coordinates Rez and Marly are traveling to?

2. How does Marly finally meet God?

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

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

5. What convinces Bobby to move to the Projects?

6. What does Turner realize is not always true?

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

8. Why does Jackie become responsible for Bobby?

9. How does Turner finally meet Samedi?

10. How does the presence of Angie affect Bobby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the book, Bobby decides to leave Barrytown and go live in the Projects. Why would he want to live there? How different would his life be?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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