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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. How is Molly taken down?

2. How does Case know that the Turing police are made to look young through surgery?

3. What does Molly do when she cries?

4. What happens to the three Turing police officers?

5. What is the Garvey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wintermute compare itself to? Why?

2. How does Molly describe the assassin who kills her former partner?

3. Describe Case's "dream sequence."

4. How is Straylight described to Case?

5. What do you think the code word is?

6. Describe the atmosphere and decor of Straylight.

7. What happens to the Turing agents?

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. How is the issue with the toxin resolved?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the technological predictions that William Gibson has for the future. Be sure to address:

1) Whether or not the technologies described are realistic.

2) The likely impact of these technologies upon society.

3) Whether or not humanity will ultimately be better off with these new technologies.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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