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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. What did the woman with the shaved head do on the raft?

2. What does the large white man ask of Hiro?

3. How many quadrants are in The Black Sun?

4. Where did L. Bob Rife start his career in sports, and what did he do afterward?

5. What is the En?

Short Essay Questions

1. There are two new additions in Hiro's office within the Metaverse. What are they and what are their functions?

2. Who is Da5id?

3. What things are revealed in Chapter 20 to make Raven a more formidable adversary than previously realized?

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

5. How does the Raft navigate?

6. How is it apparent the control Hiro has over the information system?

7. What is the link between the virus, the drug and L. Bob Rife?

8. What is the Black Sun?

9. In Chapter 39, what do we learn about Raven and the Orthos?

10. When Y.T. enters Fedland, what else can we note about the present government?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that details Metaverse to someone who might never have heard of a computer before? Discuss restrictions vs. abilities in this world and in that one.

Essay Topic 2

Hiro embarks on a mission to save the world and risks life and limb to do so. Write an essay that details his motivations and compare that with what you would have done in a similar situation.

Essay Topic 3

Y.T. appears to at first be mistaken for a boy by some main characters. What are some possible reasons for this confusion and her behavior? In an essay, explain how identity/sexual orientation could be altered and to what advantage or disadvantage.

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