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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 adults.
(b) Insert more Victorian teachings.
(c) Allow the Primer to be used by hundreds of thousands of Chinese children.
(d) Disable the Primer.

2. What is the function of Source Victoria?
(a) Artificial intelligence.
(b) Computer networking.
(c) Filtering dirty sea water and polluted air.
(d) Maintaining Victorian values.

3. What is the primary technology in use in "The Diamond Age"?
(a) Nanotechnology.
(b) Computer networks.
(c) Artificial intelligence.
(d) Monotechnology.

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

5. In the playroom of Nell's apartment building, what happens to the children who steal Nell's book?
(a) They are sprayed with blue ink.
(b) They become invisible.
(c) They suffer a mysterious and sudden illness.
(d) They are carried off by mites.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are passives?

2. When Harv brings a stolen Primer to Nell, why does she throw it on the floor?

3. What does Harv decide to produce for his sister, Nell, on the matter compiler?

4. In "Nell Sees Something Peculiar," Nell sees Harv and everything outside her window covered in a black dust called what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Judge Fang Pays a Visit to the Celestial Kingdom," why is the conversation between Judge Fang and Dr. X vague and inconcrete?

2. In "Nell and Harv's General Living Situation," why does Harv warn Nell about bad people, and what does he compare them to?

3. In "From the Primer, the Arrival of a Sinister Baron," when Nell and Harv are abused by their mother's newest lover, Burt, how do both Nell and Miranda use the Primer to help Nell?

4. In "Hackworth's Dilemma," what is Hackworth's dilemma?

5. In "Miranda's Reactions to the Evening's Events," what advice does Carl Hollywood give to Miranda?

6. In "Hackworth Receives an Unexpected Visit from Inspector Chang," how does Chang exhibit Confucian ideals in his dealings with Hackworth?

7. As described in "Miranda," what is a full "Jodie" and why does Miranda go through sixteen hours of torture to obtain one?

8. When Bud visits a mod parlor, what upgrade does he choose and what sort of technology is involved?

9. Describe the birthday party of Princess Charlotte in "A Visit from Royalty," and explain how it further describes one aspect of nanotechnology.

10. In "Bud Is Prosecuted," how does the trial and sentencing of Bud illuminate the Confucian system of justice that Judge Fang follows?

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