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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. Where does the narrator say he lives in end of the Prologue?

2. Who appears in the fifth slot on the OASIS Score Board in Chapter 13?

3. What is Art3mis's score after defeating the "Joust" game in OASIS?

4. What is the title of the short film that Halliday released as a video message upon his death?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the gunter clans described in Ready Player One?

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

3. How is OASIS defined in Ready Player One? What metaphor can be seen in OASIS?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Wade learn from Aech in Chapter 15? How does he respond?

9. What is the importance of the Latin language in Ready Player One?

10. How would you describe the protagonist of Ready Player One?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the allusions to “Zork” and “Dungeons and Dragons” in Ready Player One. How do these allusions tie into the plot of the narrative? What characters and settings arise from these allusions?

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