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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. In the Primer, in what sort of test does Dinosaur beat Dojo?
2. In Vancouver, what does Hackworth do with the map that tracks the movement of the Primer?
3. Where do Peacock Bank customers keep their credit cards?
4. In the Primer, what is the occupation of Princess Nell's adoptive father?
5. After Nell and Harv are beaten by their mother's newest partner, how does Nell incorporate the event into her Primer?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
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. Compare Judge Fang's treatment of the young boy on trial in "A Young Hooligan before the Court of Judge Fang" with his treatment of Bud earlier in the novel.
4. In "Hackworth's Dilemma," what is Hackworth's dilemma?
5. In "Judge Fang Pays a Visit to the Celestial Kingdom," why is the conversation between Judge Fang and Dr. X vague and inconcrete?
6. Describe Nell's early experiences with her Primer, as depicted in "Harv Brings Nell a Present."
7. In "Mysterious Souvenir from Dr. X," what amazing device does Hackworth receive when he inserts a card into a matter compiler?
8. In "Hackworth Presents the Primer to Lord Finkle-McGraw," why is Lord Finkle-McGraw unable to make the book function?
9. As explained in "Hackworth in the Hong of Dr. X," why does Dr. X have such an unusual name, and what is his profession?
10. In "Particulars of Nell's Domestic Situation," what happens when Harv brings home a scrap of woven fabric he found by the sea?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Give several examples of foreshadowing in "The Diamond Age". Discuss how the author uses that foreshadowing to advance the plot and increase the reader's understanding of the issues at hand.
Essay Topic 2
Consider the fabric Harv found by the sea and brought home to examine with Nell. How is the woven fabric a metaphor for the Confucian lifestyle? How is the low-quality plastic fabric created by matter compilers representative of the Thete lifestyle? Discuss the irony of the Victorians' preference for handmade woven fabric over that created by matter compilers.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the impact of nanotechnology on the environment in the latter twenty-first century. Include mentions of Source Victoria, the Feed, the security measures protecting Atlantis/Shanghai, recyclers, toner, and the lack of agriculture due to matter compilers.
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