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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What old television show does Wade describe as his most-watched from Halliday's favorites in Chapter 1?
(a) "Family Ties."
(b) "The Newhart Show."
(c) "Mork & Mindy."
(d) "Cheers."

2. When did Ogden Morrow announce he was leaving his position at GSS?
(a) 2022.
(b) 2035.
(c) 2045.
(d) 2015.

3. How does Wade define a "poem with four lines of text and an alternate-line rhyme scheme" in Chapter 13?
(a) Quatrain.
(b) Soliloquy.
(c) Haiku.
(d) Pentameter.

4. What term is used from Dungeons & Dragons lingo to refer to "an undead creature, usually and incredibly powerful wizard or king who had employed dark magic to bind his intellect to his own reanimated corpse" in the novel?
(a) A gunter.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A moogle.
(d) A lich.

5. What is the "Student ID" name that Wade is assigned at school?
(a) Aech.
(b) Wade3.
(c) Watts2.
(d) WWatts1.

6. When was the Dungeons & Dragons supplement "Tomb of Horrors" published?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1982.

7. When was the video game "Joust" produced?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1979.

8. When was Ogden Morrow's wife killed in a car accident?
(a) 2044.
(b) 2015.
(c) 2039.
(d) 2034.

9. What is the name of Wade's aunt with whom he lives?
(a) Alice.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Marie.
(d) Loretta.

10. On what planet does Wade visit a re-creation of the "Revenge of the Nerds" house in Chapter 13?
(a) Kaito.
(b) Og.
(c) Anorah.
(d) Skolnick.

11. Who is the avatar that attempts blackmailing Wade and Aech in Chapter 13?
(a) Og.
(b) Anorak.
(c) I-r0k.
(d) Averil.

12. What has Wade rigged up as a battery re-charger in his hideout?
(a) A modified tea-kettle.
(b) A modified stair-master.
(c) An electric blender.
(d) A modified exercise bike.

13. What does "PvP" refer to in the narrative?
(a) Player versus Player.
(b) Part versus Part.
(c) Player versus Percival.
(d) Pit versus Pit.

14. In the video that Halliday released upon his death, what does he describe as the first videogame system he ever owned?
(a) A VC 4000.
(b) An Atari 5200.
(c) A Bally Astrocade.
(d) An Atari 2600.

15. Who is described as "the Sixers' infamous leader" in Chapter 13?
(a) James Halliday.
(b) Ogden Morrow.
(c) Edgar Nash.
(d) Nolan Sorrento.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people live in Wade's aunt's trailer, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

2. What is the name of the neighborhood where Wade lives with his aunt?

3. What is the name of Wade's aunt's boyfriend in Chapter 1?

4. Where is Aech when he calls Wade in the morning in the beginning of Chapter 12?

5. Who created the video game "Joust"?

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