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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. Why does Virek scream?

2. What is Lucas' profession?

3. What always makes Jones sad?

4. What does Jones' tattoo suggest about his past?

5. What is wrong with Jones's suit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What convinces Bobby to move to the Projects?

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

3. How significant is Jammer's connection with the Yakuza?

4. How does Jammer explain the beings in cyberspace?

5. How does the presence of Angie affect Bobby?

6. How does Virek finally die?

7. How does Marly finally meet God?

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

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

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

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

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 3

Choose a character and examine their lives at the start of the book. Compare this to how they have changed by the end of the story. What motivates these changes?

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