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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 are the people ushered into Ng's office?

2. What does Hiro note about Port Sherman?

3. What really seems to disturb Hiro?

4. To whom does Y.T. find herself attracted?

5. What is Hiro's plan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Raven and Y.T. have in common?

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

3. Why do you think Fisheye is more concerned about what Uncle Enzo will think more than his own life?

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

5. How do the Kouriers come to Y.T.'s rescue?

6. The Mafia man who has already met Y.T. earlier in the story now describes to Hiro in depth the five phase plan. What is it?

7. 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?

8. What could be a possible reason for Hiro talking about his father to Raven?

9. Although Raven is a murderer, he has some redeeming qualities. Name them.

10. Great examples of loyalty are shown in Chapter 65. Name them

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Faith and religion are intertwined with technology throughout this novel. Write an essay that explains how and why they are so closely related, and how that compares to our life in the real world.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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