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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following is Dov married?
(a) Aleeza.
(b) Batia.
(c) Zoe.
(d) Sadie.

2. From which of the following is the epigraph taken?
(a) Wheatley.
(b) Limón.
(c) Bradstreet.
(d) Dickinson.

3. Which of the following proposes the name given to Sadie and Sam’s first game together?
(a) Sadie.
(b) Marx.
(c) Alice.
(d) Sam.

4. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?
(a) J.G.
(b) H.C.
(c) J.C.
(d) H.G.

5. To which of the following does Sadie give an interview in 2011?
(a) Ludic Ruminations.
(b) Descendants of Lovelace.
(c) Nintendo Power.
(d) Ravings with a Dash of Lucid Prose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Onto which of the following consoles is Sam and Sadie’s first game ported?

2. With which of the following does "II. Influences" begin?

3. With which of the following publishers does Marx propose to collaborate?

4. From which of the following games does the Xyzzy command come?

5. In which of the following countries does Zoe receive an invitation to study?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do video game characters typically remain the same throughout their games, per the novel (104)?

2. Why does Marx tend to over-order takeout?

3. What reasons does Marx have for tending to Sam while they are roommates?

4. How does a young Sadie envision caution as a creature (14)?

5. Why does Sam dislike sex?

6. Why is Sam’s mother denied a voice-acting role for a children’s show?

7. How does Sam react to Sadie’s game engine design, and how does she react to his reaction?

8. Why does Sadie initially balk at Marx’s involvement in the development of her first game with Sam?

9. Why is the initial title for Sam and Ant’s first game rejected?

10. How does Sam know what he knows about his father?

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