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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. What does Riviera do at the restaurant?
2. What did Flatline survive?
3. Case has to jack, Molly has to...
4. Who will handle Case's deck?
5. Where does the start of the novel take place?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the Zionites tell Molly and Case about their significance?
2. What happens when the characters come upon Riviera?
3. What does Corto do after the trials are finished?
4. What is cyberspace?
5. How does Case feel about the sprawl as he and Molly leave for Istanbul? How is the sprawl described by Gibson?
6. What does Case know about Wintermute?
7. Describe the Rue Jules Verne.
8. What has Armitage done to Case to ensure his loyalty?
9. What does Molly want Case do to about Armitage?
10. What changes other than the nerve repairs have been made to Case? What is the effect of these modifications?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that compares the love affair of Case and Linda Lee to the relationship of two characters in another novel. Be sure to touch upon:
1) Major similarities, such as tragedy.
2) Whether Case would be happier with a girl like Linda or a girl like Molly.
Essay Topic 2
Research the character of Molly and write an essay about her. Be sure to address:
1) The role Molly plays in other Gibson novels.
2) How her character develops over the course of these novels, and her relationships with other characters.
3) Whether Molly is a hero, an anti-hero, or a villain, and why.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay describing the role of cyberspace and the Internet in human development. Be sure to address:
1) The positive effects of the Internet.
2) The negative effects.
3) What you feel will be the long-term effect upon humanity, whether positive, negative, or both.
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