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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 does Molly give Case as a disguise?

2. How old is Case?

3. What message do the Panthers deliver to Case?

4. What does BAMA stand for?

5. What is wrong with Case?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Case first experience his anger?

2. What is the significance of Screaming Fist?

3. What changes other than the nerve repairs have been made to Case? What is the effect of these modifications?

4. What happens when the characters come upon Riviera?

5. Describe the pace and type of business that Case must contend with.

6. Describe the show that Riviera performs at the restaurant.

7. What does Case know about Wintermute?

8. What has Wintermute done to enrage Case?

9. How does Case feel after the job is finished?

10. How does Case feel about Corto's treatment at the hands of the government? What do you think he will do now?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay arguing either for, or against, human cloning. Be sure to address:

1) Moral and social implications.

2) Beneficial and nefarious uses of the technology.

3) Whether or not you feel human cloning will become commonplace, and why.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that explains Riviera's relationships with women, and how this personality trait can be seen through his actions in the novel. Be sure to address:

1) Any similarities Riviera has with real-life criminals.

2) How Riviera's actions caused Molly to plot to kill him.

3) The role the Riviera character plays in the novel, i.e., villain, comic relief, etc.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on compulsion and how it influences humanity. Be sure to touch upon:

1) Negative and positive aspects of compulsion.

2) The role compulsion plays in human culture and society.

3) How compulsion factors into Neuromancer.

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