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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hackworth Compiles the Young Lady's Illustrated Primer | Nell and Harv 's General Living Situation | Hackworth Crosses the Causeway Into Shanghai.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the fate of Bud, following his trial for mugging and wounding a man?
(a) He is shrink-wrapped and sent to prison.
(b) He is remotely executed, without warning, by the explosion of microscopic bombs running through his blood.
(c) He is executed by skull gun.
(d) He is found innocent of all charges.

2. What does Nell do with the matter compiler after her brother leaves the house?
(a) Nell generates enough mattresses to fill the room.
(b) Nell breaks the matter compiler.
(c) Nell generates a month's worth of food.
(d) Nell destroys the gift her brother made.

3. The granddaughter of Lord Finkle-McGraw and the daughter of Hackworth attend a birthday party for whom?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Gwendolyn.
(c) Fiona.
(d) Princess Charlotte.

4. Atlantis/Shanghai is protected by a grid of what?
(a) Nano wires.
(b) Microcomputers.
(c) Guards with skull guns.
(d) Interconnected pods that monitor the area.

5. For what company does Hackworth work?
(a) Ashanti.
(b) Finkle-McGraw.
(c) Bespoke.
(d) Primer Engineering.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Diamond Age" is set in what era?

2. How does the banker explain to Bud the penalties for missing payments on a line of credit?

3. Who is the four-year-old daughter of Hackworth?

4. What is the function of Source Victoria?

5. What is the cloud that hangs over Atlantis/Shanghai?

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