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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. Who now is Hiro's only companion?
(a) Y.T.
(b) Tranny, the Fillipino boy
(c) Fisheye
(d) Eliot

2. Why does Uncle Enzo take a straight razor to his pant legs?
(a) So he can impress the ladies.
(b) So they don't make noise against his leg hair.
(c) To stop them from getting wet.
(d) So he is in fashion.

3. Who ends up sacrificing themselves for Y.T.?
(a) Hiro
(b) Raven
(c) Da5id
(d) Fido

4. How many nude women hold scrolls when the bomb is deployed?
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Six
(d) Two

5. How does Juanita relate to Innana?
(a) Juanita is following Innana's path.
(b) Juanita is Innana reincarnated.
(c) Juanita is Innana's granddaughter.
(d) Juanita is a long time friend of Innana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What leads to Uncle Enzo's victory over Raven?

2. How were Raven and Hiro's fathers blinded?

3. What does Hiro want of the librarian?

4. What else does Uncle Enzo remove?

5. What program does Hiro find particularity useful?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some possible reasons for Uncle Enzo to seek revenge against L. Bob Rife?

2. The Mafia man who has already met Y.T. earlier in the story now describes to Hiro in depth the five phase plan. What is it?

3. What do Raven and Y.T. have in common?

4. How does Hiro disarm the Snow Crash bomb?

5. What are some possible reasons for Hiro's discomfort in the knowledge that Y.T. and Raven slept together?

6. How do the Kouriers come to Y.T.'s rescue?

7. Although Raven is a murderer, he has some redeeming qualities. Name them.

8. How does Hiro release the Nam-Shub of Enki?

9. How has L. Bob Rife distributed the virus to the masses?

10. What could be a possible reason for Hiro talking about his father to Raven?

(see the answer keys)

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