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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. Who is a notable refugee at TROKK?

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

3. How does Y.T. escape the Fed guys?

4. When she arrives, where does she deliver the briefcase?

5. What is the name of the virtual world that Hiro works in after losing his pizza delivery job?

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. In Chapter 10, there is an underlying theme that goes to extremes. What is this theme and what are some examples so far in the book?

3. What is the Metaverse and how is it viewed by those who spend the most amount of time there?

4. How does the Raft navigate?

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

6. What are Avatars?

7. In Chapter 38 we see what we would consider violations to our right to privacy. What does Y.T.'s mother put up with working for the Feds?

8. What is a Nam-Shub?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Which characters are static? Which are dynamic? Which characters are rounded and which are flat? Justify your argument by supporting it from the text.

Essay Topic 3

L. Bob Rife is a popular man. Write an essay on religious icons and their impact on society as a whole. How has that changed over the last several decades?

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