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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 the main character's name?

2. What does Molly always think about first?

3. What is the Finn's story about?

4. What does Case do when he first sees Armitage?

5. What does the matrix have its roots in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Zionites tell Molly and Case about their significance?

2. What is the significance of Screaming Fist?

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

4. Who are the Tessier-Ashpools?

5. Why is being unable to enter cyberspace such a harsh penalty for Case?

6. Why do the police react so harshly to the emergency call?

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

8. Describe the Rue Jules Verne.

9. What is so special about the bartender's appearance?

10. What happens to Case when he tries to hack into the AI?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that describes a literary technique and gives an example of where this occurs in the book Neuromancer. Be sure to address:

1) Whether the use of this technique adds to or detracts from the story or narrative.

2) Whether or not you feel this literary technique is effective.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining the unresolved issues and guilt that Case experiences in relation to his former girlfriend, Linda Lee. Be sure to touch upon:

1) What Linda represented to Case.

2) What Case would change if he had the opportunity to do things over again.

3) What Case's treatment of Linda tells us about his true character.

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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