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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 starting to bother Molly?

2. What is Maelcum?

3. How does Molly activate her night vision?

4. What does Case try to do when he finds out that he has been tricked after jacking in?

5. What is the Garvey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the concrete bunker from the beach?

2. How does Case find strength within himself?

3. How does Molly get her revenge on Riviera?

4. What happens to the Turing agents?

5. Why does Case try to save Corto/Armitage?

6. What does Wintermute compare itself to? Why?

7. Describe the atmosphere and decor of Straylight.

8. What happens to Molly in this chapter? What will Case do about it?

9. How does the story end? What happens to Case?

10. How is Straylight described to Case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the name "Neuromancer," explaining its origin as described in the book. Additional points to address:

1) What is a necromancer, and what is the mythology surrounding the term?

2) Why are nerves and the nervous system so important in the context of the name "Neuromancer"?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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