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

2. What 1971 George Lucas film is described by the narrator in Chapter 29?

3. What avatar was first to set foot inside Castle Anorak since Halliday's death?

4. What position is Wade given in the indentured servant program in Chapter 29?

5. What is the name of the company-produced sitcom that Wade describes in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads Wade to re-devote himself to the hunt in Chapter 20?

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

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

4. How does Wade escape his anklet and ear cam at IOI in Chapter 31?

5. What does Wade encounter on the planet Archaide in Chapter 22?

6. How would you describe Wade’s circumstances in Chapter 27?

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

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

9. Where does Wade meet his friends in Chapter 32? What plan do they form?

10. What happens to Shoto 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 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 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?

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