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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 think is causing the strange things he sees?

2. Who is starting 'to go'?

3. What is the name of Case's new girlfriend?

4. Who killed Molly's old boyfriend?

5. Why are there not many Tessier-Ashpools in Straylight?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Straylight described to Case?

2. What happens to Armitage in this chapter?

3. What happens to the Turing agents?

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

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

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

7. How is Case revived from the dream?

8. How does Wintermute get Case and Maelcum into the Straylight?

9. What advantage does Riviera claim to have over Wintermute? Do you think this is true?

10. Why does Ashpool kill his wife? How does her death affect the family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the industry of data security. Be sure to address:

1) Challenges that the industry has faced in the past, and faces at the moment.

2) Some well-documented cases of breaches of data security.

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 that compares the love affair of Case and Linda Lee to the relationship of two characters in another novel. Be sure to touch upon:

1) Major similarities, such as tragedy.

2) Whether Case would be happier with a girl like Linda or a girl like Molly.

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