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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. On which of the following streets does Sadie live while at college?

2. What is the name of the graphics engine Sadie designs?

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

4. At which game studio does Sam assert Sadie would work had they not worked together?

5. What role does Marx play as Sam and Sadie begin work on their first game together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What regret does Marx’s father voice?

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

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

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

6. Why does Marx’s mother disdain computers?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the significance of the name of any one game the protagonists develop.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

Similarly, the lengths of chapters influence reading. What pattern of chapter-length is present in the novel, if any? What effect does the length of chapters have on the reading? How is the effect achieved?

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