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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through From the Primer, the Arrival of a Sinister Baron | Hackworth Departs from Shanghai | Nell and Harv at Large in the Leased Territories.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Primer, who drives the trolls away from the castle?
(a) Purple.
(b) Dinosaur.
(c) Peter Rabbit.
(d) Duck.

2. "The Diamond Age" is set in what era?
(a) The late twenty-second century.
(b) The early twenty-first century.
(c) The early twenty-second century.
(d) The late twenty-first century.

3. What do Harv and Nell conclude about the small piece of cloth Harv found near the sea?
(a) The woven threads are too complicated to be human-made.
(b) The woven threads must be the remains of a sea creature.
(c) The woven threads must contain a secret code.
(d) The woven threads are too complicated to be made by mites.

4. In "Nell Sees Something Peculiar," Nell sees Harv and everything outside her window covered in a black dust called what?
(a) Coal.
(b) Toner.
(c) Reycling dust.
(d) Nanopollution.

5. What modification does Judge Fang ask Hackworth to make to the Primer, against Hackworth's better judgment?
(a) Allow the Primer to be used by hundreds of thousands of Chinese children.
(b) Allow the Primer to be used by adults.
(c) Insert more Victorian teachings.
(d) Disable the Primer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nell reads the Primer alone in her room, who becomes its main character?

2. What does Nell do with the matter compiler after her brother leaves the house?

3. The granddaughter of Lord Finkle-McGraw and the daughter of Hackworth attend a birthday party for whom?

4. After Nell and Harv are beaten by their mother's newest partner, how does Nell incorporate the event into her Primer?

5. For what company does Hackworth work?

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