View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what are the standard assembly line workers vulnerable?

2. What do Vitaly and the Meltdowns do now?

3. What does Hiro do to the large white man?

4. Who is the head of the Crips?

5. For whom does Y.T. discover a new loyalty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed in Y.T.'s relationship to her mom?

2. What are Avatars?

3. What does Chapter 37 reveal about the US Government?

4. What are some possible reasons that Y.T. might feel uncomfortable around the people of Griffith Park and the Falabalas?

5. More ethnic stereotyping is revealed in Chapter 40. How do people from the New South Africa franchise treat Hiro?

6. Why might a big wig like Uncle Enzo want to meet Y.T. Kourier, and how does he go about arranging such a meeting?

7. Why is the Deliverator so disturbed by the idea that the pizza he delivers might be late?

8. According the the Librarian in Chapter 30, what are some links between the Cult of Asherah and the Bible?

9. What did Enki do to humanities words?

10. How does the Raft navigate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the literary device moral. Do you think there is a moral to this story? If so, what is it? If not, do you think you could create one? Explain why an author might choose to use a moral.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the differences between the Rat Things and Ng's motorized wheelchair. Discuss similarities. Which one benefits more people? Why? How could either be integrated into today's society? What are some major obstacles in achieving this?

Essay Topic 3

What does Rife's control over the Raft's navigation and his control over his followers have in common? How does that compare to the control religious heads today have over their followers? Compare Rife to a current religious head of your choice. What are his/her commonalities/differences?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 962 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample