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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did James Halliday appear on the cover of Time magazine, according to the narrator in the Prologue?
(a) 1992.
(b) 2014.
(c) 2011.
(d) 1998.

2. What is the reference to TARDIS alluding to in Chapter 7?
(a) "Cheers."
(b) "Family Ties."
(c) "The Tempest."
(d) "Dr. Who."

3. Who is the "middle-aged intellectual expert" that Wade watches explaining the scores on the news in the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) James Halliday.
(b) Richard Wilson.
(c) Edgar Nash.
(d) Mark Anderson.

4. How did Wade's father die?
(a) He was in a car accident.
(b) He was in a plane crash.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He suffered a massive stroke.

5. What is described in Chapter 16 as the "highly exclusive illegal data-auction site" in OASIS?
(a) The MIT Cross.
(b) The Silk Road.
(c) Zurich University.
(d) The L33t Hax0rz.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Wade when his mother died?

2. How many notched letters does Wade describe throughout Anorak's Almanac in Chapter 6?

3. How does Wade get access to the area where the cave indicating the Tomb of Horrors is in Chapter 7?

4. How far is the hill that indicates the Tomb of Horrors from Wade's school?

5. What is the name of the company that James Halliday created and controlled during his lifetime?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wade locate the tomb in Chapter 7?

2. What does Wade learn from Aech in Chapter 12?

3. What is significant about Wade’s score appearing on the scoreboard for the first time?

4. Who is Aech? What is this character’s relationship to the protagonist?

5. What conflict is presented in the Prologue to Ready Player One?

6. What would you say Wade’s actions reflect about his character in Chapter 14?

7. What initial offer does IOI extend to Wade in Chapter 14?

8. How is the theme of fame illustrated in Chapter 12?

9. Who from IOI has contacted Wade in Chapter 13? Why?

10. What happens to Wade’s trailer in Chapter 14?

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