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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. From a park in Vancouver, Hackworth follows a mysterious woman where?
2. At the Cathay Hotel, what do Carl Hollywood's friends propose to Miranda?
3. After leaving Dr. X to travel to Shanghai, who does Hackworth find himself riding with?
4. What is the primary goal of CryptNet as explained by Hackworth to Fiona?
5. In the Primer, Princess Nell learns that several castles are plagued by a problem caused by whom?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Carl Hollywood's Hack," how do Carl Hollywood's activities in a teahouse begin to tie together the various main characters and plots in the novel?
2. What are the three Graces taught at the Academy, and which Grace gives the students the most trouble?
3. "From the Primer, Princess Nell's Ride to the Castle of King Coyote" contains what fantastical event that foreshadows future happenings in the novel?
4. In "The Hackworths in Transit, and in London," what surreal event do Hackworth and Fiona encounter on a barge, and how do their lives change as a result?
5. In "Carl Hollywood Takes the Oath," why is he allowed to join the elite Atlantis phyle and gain acceptance from Lord Finkle-McGraw?
6. In "Carl Hollywood Returns from Abroad," when Miranda admits to Carl Hollywood that she thinks of Nell as a daughter, what reaction does Carl Hollywood have?
7. In "Miranda Receives an Unusual Ractive Message," what scheme does she enter into?
8. In "Hackworth in China," what does Dr. X see as the destruction of Chinese society in the novel?
9. In "Final Onslaught of the Fists," what message does Carl Hollywood receive from the government, and how does he carry out that request?
10. In "Nell Goes to Madame Ping's Theatre," what brings Nell to the conclusion that the wall between reality and fiction is fragile?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe principles of Confucian justice as exhibited by Judge Fang and Chang in the courtroom and in their interactions with citizens.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's use of wordplay in "The Diamond Age" to further his points and entertain the reader. Examples to consider include: Hackworth, who hacks; phyle, a filing system for citizens; and the Flea Circus, for counterfeiting with mites.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the impact that the three interactive Primers had on Nell, Elizabeth, and Fiona. How did the Primers affect their important life-decisions?
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