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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 does Hiro consider Enki to be?

2. What does Raven throw at Hiro?

3. Who accepts Hiro's invitation to perform?

4. Where is the package Y.T. picks up destined for?

5. To whom does Y.T. deliver a package?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are Avatars?

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 33, we learn more about Enki and his history. What is notable to Hiro?

9. 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?

10. How does the Raft navigate?

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

Snow Crash is referred to as three different things. What are they and how do they differ? In what way are they the same? For each of them, find a real life equivalent. Compare and contrast them.

Essay Topic 3

The Crips are actually an L.A. based gang. Discuss reasons why such a role would be occupied by a gang that exists in the real world. Discuss the use of this group of characters and what it reflects upon their society.

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