Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Atlantis/Shanghai is protected by a grid of what?
2. What is the fate of Bud, following his trial for mugging and wounding a man?
3. In "More Tales from the Primer," how does Nell use the lessons taught by Dinosaur to Princess Nell to help herself in real life?
4. What is the initial relationship between Miranda and Carl Hollywood?
5. What do Harv and Nell conclude about the small piece of cloth Harv found near the sea?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "More Tales from the Primer," what is the significance of the story of Belle, Dojo, and Dinosaur?
2. 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.
3. As described in "Miranda," what is a full "Jodie" and why does Miranda go through sixteen hours of torture to obtain one?
4. In "Nell and Harv's General Living Situation," why does Harv warn Nell about bad people, and what does he compare them to?
5. In "Miranda's Reactions to the Evening's Events," what selfless act does Dinosaur perform and why?
6. In "Mysterious Souvenir from Dr. X," what amazing device does Hackworth receive when he inserts a card into a matter compiler?
7. As explained in "Miranda Takes an Interest in an Anonymous Client," how does Nell's interaction with her Primer differ from that of other children?
8. Describe the emotional state of Hackworth in "Hackworth's Morning Ruminations".
9. In "Particulars of Nell's Domestic Situation," what happens when Harv brings home a scrap of woven fabric he found by the sea?
10. In "Miranda's Reactions to the Evening's Events," what advice does Carl Hollywood give to Miranda?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author uses performances throughout the novel to propel the action, including ractor interactions in the Primer, theatrical plays, passives, actives, mediatrons, trance-like rituals, and scripted brothel fantasies. Discuss the author's use of drama within drama to forward the plot of "The Diamond Age".
Essay Topic 2
Track the gradually developing mother/daughter relationship between Miranda and Nell as it grows throughout the novel by way of the Primer, culminating in Nell's rescue of Miranda using skills she learned from the Primer.
Essay Topic 3
Given there are no countries with boundaries in "The Diamond Age", what new boundaries have been created to restrict citizens? Can these boundaries ever be crossed? Which characters, if any, manage to cross these non-geographic boundaries?
|
This section contains 1,033 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
