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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. Out of concern for Nell's safety (because two groups want her Primer), what does Judge Fang do?
(a) He orders surveillance cameras for her apartment building.
(b) He moves Nell and her family to a new apartment building.
(c) He confiscates the Primer from Nell.
(d) He places security guards around her apartment building.

2. Why is Lord Finkle-McGraw unable to view the Primer when Hackworth gives it to him?
(a) The Primer is looking for a little girl to interact with.
(b) The Primer shut down because it has been illegally duplicated.
(c) Lord Finkle-McGraw is illiterate.
(d) Lord Finkle-McGraw speaks and reads a different dialect.

3. When Hackworth visits the office of Dr. X, where does Dr. X forage for mites?
(a) Flesh from Hackworth's palm.
(b) Code for the Primer.
(c) A matter compiler.
(d) Flesh from Hackworth's forehead.

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

5. When Chang shows the robbery video to Hackworth, in which his illegal copy of the Primer was stolen, what does Hackworth do?
(a) Hackworth runs and escapes arrest.
(b) Hackworth denies any knowledge of a robbery.
(c) Hackworth tries to escape, but is arrested.
(d) Hackworth tries to bribe Chang.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for the office of Dr. X?

2. In "Harv Brings Nell a Present," what happens when Tequila's boyfriend throws the Primer at Nell?

3. What does Hackworth say allows the Primer to be more flexible, albeit more costly?

4. What is the primary technology in use in "The Diamond Age"?

5. After their dinner cruise, what does Judge Fang agree to do to help Dr. X?

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