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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 Jones about to do before Paco interrupts?

2. Why does Alix not make a deal with Raymond?

3. Where is Turner's agent?

4. Where was Angie born?

5. What happens to Jackie while Bobby is held up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What leads to Marly leaving Paco?

3. How does Jammer explain the beings in cyberspace?

4. Why is everyone surprised to see Beauvoir?

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

6. What convinces Bobby to move to the Projects?

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

8. How does the presence of Angie affect Bobby?

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

10. How does Virek finally die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following characters and discuss how the narrative would be affected if they were left out.

1. Jackie.

2. Andrea.

3. Paco.

Essay Topic 3

What ambitions does Bobby have in common with today's youth? What motivates Bobby in his actions? In what way would Bobby act differently if brought up in present time?

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