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

2. What is the name of the first of Sadie’s games Sam plays?

3. About which of the following does Zoe ask Sadie?

4. Which of the following companies makes an offer to buy Sam and Sadie’s first game?

5. To which of the following games does Sam compare his experience navigating a crowd?

Short Essay Questions

1. What regret does Marx’s father voice?

2. Why does Sadie assume she was left to promote a game instead of Sam?

3. What two core beliefs does Sam identify in his grandfather (97)?

4. How does Marx demonstrate that he works well as a game producer?

5. What is Sadie obliged to give up while Alice is in the hospital?

6. What effect does the coat Sam borrows from Marx have on him?

7. Why does Marx’s mother disdain computers?

8. How does Dov recommend addressing failure?

9. What occasions the death of one of Sadie’s high school friends?

10. What does Mazer assert is the alternative to appropriation (78)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are given but one name, while others are given first- and surnames, and still others are accorded names and titles. What significance, if any, accrues to patterns of naming in the novel? If no significance accrues, what purpose might be served by the patterns of naming in the novel? How does Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow bear as much out?

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the offers to pick up the first game Sadie and Sam design. Which, ultimately, is better? Why, per the novel and experience?

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