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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 type of paradise do Case and Flatline find?

2. What does Case decide Molly's pullover is?

3. What type of drugs does Wage deal in?

4. What does SAS stand for?

5. To where are the characters heading?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the Tessier-Ashpools?

2. Why is being unable to enter cyberspace such a harsh penalty for Case?

3. What does Corto do after the trials are finished?

4. Write a short character profile of Molly, and why she takes such an interest in Case.

5. What do the Zionites tell Molly and Case about their significance?

6. What changes other than the nerve repairs have been made to Case? What is the effect of these modifications?

7. What happened to Colonel Willis Corto?

8. What happens to Case when he tries to hack into the AI?

9. What does the Finn think of Istanbul? Why?

10. Describe the pace and type of business that Case must contend with.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the symbiotic relationship that humanity has with technology. Be sure to address:

1) Why man needs machine, and why machine needs man.

2) The advantages of using technology.

3) The dangers of giving too much control of our world to machines.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that describes a literary technique and gives an example of where this occurs in the book Neuromancer. Be sure to address:

1) Whether the use of this technique adds to or detracts from the story or narrative.

2) Whether or not you feel this literary technique is effective.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the role of prophets in human culture. Be sure to touch upon:

1) Examples of where prophesies have come true, and failed to come true.

2) Whether or not you feel that prophets are valid or credible, with examples.

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