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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. At her new place of employment, who does Nell befriend?
2. What does Gwendolyn reveal to Hackworth regarding their divorce contract?
3. In the Primer, what do Princess Nell and her friends do in the castle of King Magpie?
4. What is the reason for Miss Stricken's highly repetitive and useless tasks at the Academy?
5. Who rescues Carl Hollywood from the Fist of Righteous Harmony?
Short Essay Questions
1. "From the Primer, Princess Nell's Ride to the Castle of King Coyote" contains what fantastical event that foreshadows future happenings in the novel?
2. What are the three Graces taught at the Academy, and which Grace gives the students the most trouble?
3. In the final scene of the novel when Nell rescues Miranda from the Drummers, how are various subplots tied together into one cohesive whole?
4. In "From the Primer, Princess Nell Crosses the Trail of the Enigmatic Mouse Army," when grown-up Nell visits her ailing brother, Harv, what message does he share with her?
5. Part Two of the novel opens with what sort of bizarre ritual?
6. In "The Hackworths Have a Family Reunion," at the end of the tense meeting between Hackworth and Gwendolyn, what important event occurs?
7. In "Hackworth Is Brought Up-to-Date by the Great Napier," what does Hackworth realize about the Drummers' activities?
8. In "From the Primer, Princess Nell's Activities as Duchess of Turing," how does Princess Nell become the Duchess of Turing?
9. In "Hackworth Awakes from a Dream," after waking from his dream of multiple sexual encounters and traveling back through the underwater tunnels, what clues does Hackworth find to indicate the passage of time?
10. In "Peculiar Practices in the Woods," what does Hackworth explain to his daughter regarding the activities of CryptNet?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the primary theme of "The Diamond Age"? Is the author more of a Confucian or Victorian at heart? What lesson would Neal Stephenson wish readers to take with them after reading his work?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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