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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. When she is first hired as a ractor, what commission rate must Miranda pay to Fred Epidermis?

2. What is the occupation of Brad, who Nell and Harv have traveled to meet in Dovetail?

3. In the Primer, what does Princess Nell discover in a hole in the ground?

4. What job does Miranda leave in order to become a ractor?

5. What does Harv do when he returns to see what Nell has done with the matter compiler?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Bud visits the Peacock Bank in "Financial Complications of Bud's Lifestyle," what does he learn about credit and how defaults are handled?

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

3. In "Mysterious Souvenir from Dr. X," what amazing device does Hackworth receive when he inserts a card into a matter compiler?

4. In "Particulars of Nell's Domestic Situation," what happens when Harv brings home a scrap of woven fabric he found by the sea?

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

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

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

8. In "Miranda's Reactions to the Evening's Events," what selfless act does Dinosaur perform and why?

9. 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?

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

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

Describe several ways in which Nell's Primer gives her the parental love, guidance, and protection that Nell never received from her real mother.

Essay Topic 3

Who is the protagonist in "The Diamond Age"? Who is the antagonist? Is there more than one protagonist or antagonist? What are the qualities that sets each of them apart and suits them for their roles?

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