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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. On what television show does the narrator describe a floating door in the opening credits in Chapter 36?

2. For how long has Wade been an indent in the beginning of Chapter 30?

3. What is the correct password that Wade eventually uses to log onto the computer in Chapter 38?

4. What is the salary that Wade will earn in the indentured servant program in Chapter 29?

5. The narrator says in Chapter 23 that "Frobozz was located in a group of several hundred rarely visited worlds known as" what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wade escape the habitat at IOI in Chapter 31?

2. What happens after Wade, Art3mis, and Aech “die” in Chapter 36?

3. What leads to Wade’s arrest in Chapter 28? Where is he taken?

4. What happens when Wade is leaving Frobozz in Chapter 23?

5. How do you think Wade will handle his responsibilities bestowed at the end of the novel?

6. How is Daito’s death described in Chapter 25?

7. How does Wade respond when Sorrento appears on the scoreboard in Chapter 24?

8. What does Wade learn from Shoto in Chapter 25?

9. What happens after Wade crosses the gate in Chapter 37?

10. What does Sorrento do when Wade arrives at the castle in Chapter 34?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of romance and identity in Ready Player One. How do these themes intersect in the narrative? What symbolism supports these themes? How are these themes developed through character and setting?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the pop cultural allusions in Ready Player One. Why do music, films, video games, and television shows from the 1980s figure so heavily into the plot of the story? What are some examples of allusions that recur? How well did you relate to these allusions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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