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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 are the four giggest gunter clans that offer invitation to Wade to join them in Chapter 13?

2. What is Aech's personal chat room called where Wade and his friends meet up in Chapter 15?

3. Who created the video game "Adventure"?

4. How old was Wade when his mother died?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are the Sixers in the novel? What is their objective?

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

4. What discovery does Wade make during class in Chapter 7?

5. What are Wade’s advantages in the search for the egg?

6. Where does Wade go when he attends school?

7. What discovery does Wade make regarding Art3mis in Chapter 9?

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

9. What is the name of Wade’s avatar? To what is Wade’s avatar an allusion?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the setting of OASIS in Ready Player One. How would you compare this virtual reality with your world today? How many planets and/or universes exist within OASIS? How are those settings described?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of corporate interests in Ready Player One. What symbolism supports this theme in the narrative? What statements do you think the author is making in regards to corporate interests through the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Aech in the novel. What does Aech’s avatar look like? How does this differ from Aech’s true appearance in the “real world”? Where does Aech live?

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