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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. Which artist is responsible for Europe After The Rains?

2. How did Paco's spy hear Marly talking to herself?

3. Why does Virek think Bobby should recognize him?

4. Who has bought the old Ashpool cores?

5. What is Lucas' profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marly decide against her connecting flight?

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

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

4. Why does Jackie become responsible for Bobby?

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

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

7. How does Jammer explain the beings in cyberspace?

8. How does Virek finally die?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the squirrels in the wood near Turner's family home symbolize? How is this metaphor used to develop the book's themes and evolution of each character?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the narrative's setting. How does it differ from the world of today? How does the author express these differences? What might have been different in the book if it had been written today?

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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