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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 Case do after Cath gives him more drugs?

2. What letters are on the sigil Case notices on an advertisement?

3. What happened to Flatline years ago when he tried to crack an AI?

4. What did Molly play in the Lisboa?

5. What does SAS stand for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes the Panther Moderns unique? Why do you think Molly would want to involve them?

2. What does Case want Flatline to help him with? Why?

3. What does Flatline say is the problem with Wintermute? What can Case and Flatline tell about what Wintermute wants?

4. How does Case feel about the sprawl as he and Molly leave for Istanbul? How is the sprawl described by Gibson?

5. How does Case feel about the simstim link with Molly?

6. What is cyberspace?

7. How does Gibson describe technology, both new and old?

8. What does the Finn think of Istanbul? Why?

9. What happened to Colonel Willis Corto?

10. How is Freeside described in the start of this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay detailing the many ways in which modern humans escape from reality, and the effect this has upon the species as a whole. Be sure to address:

1) Benefits of and dangers from escapism, fantasy, and alternative realities.

2) Recommendations for resolving any problems identified in the essay.

3) Personal examples of escaping from reality, along with explanations for the examples.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the symbiotic relationship that humanity has with technology. Be sure to address:

1) Why man needs machine, and why machine needs man.

2) The advantages of using technology.

3) The dangers of giving too much control of our world to machines.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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