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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. About what does Hiro choose to talk to Raven?

2. What is one of the most important skills of a Kourier?

3. Who did Rife hire to help him create a Snow Crash Bomb?

4. How does Y.T. break her fall from the helicopter?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Rife is angry at Y.T. for delivering the package to Hiro. Why doesn't he kill her or infect her?

2. How was glossalia suppressed?

3. Fisheye tells Hiro that he is sure the pirates would listen to reason. Why would pirates listen to reason?

4. What are some possible reasons the Mafia may have taken an interest in opposing the Orthos?

5. In Chapter 64, the chase between Hiro and Raven is even. Why?

6. What is L. Bob Rife's interest in Y.T. in Chapter 60?

7. In Chapter 59, what is Hiro's plan to retrieve the tablets?

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

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

10. How does Hiro manage to create an antidote to Snow Crash? Why do you think he didn't do this before and save himself the majority of the trouble?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that explains rat things. How do they compare to other pack style animals. They are referred to by other names as well. Why? How many parallels can you find in nature that align themselves with rat things and what characteristics do they share?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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