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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. Why do Case and Molly go to Chiba?

2. What does Molly do when she cries?

3. Who warns Case about Armitage?

4. What question does the matrix ask itself?

5. Who is starting 'to go'?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Case tricked in this chapter?

2. How does Molly get her revenge on Riviera?

3. What is the significance of the concrete bunker from the beach?

4. What do you think the code word is?

5. How is Case revived from the dream?

6. How is Straylight described to Case?

7. Why does Case try to save Corto/Armitage?

8. What does Michele tell Case about the severity of his crimes?

9. What does Wintermute compare itself to? Why?

10. What is the place where Neuromancer trapped Case? What is strange about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay detailing the difference between human nature and the cold calculations of an AI such as Wintermute. Be sure to address:

1) Strategies humans can use against computer opponents.

2) Safety measures that can be taken to avoid a conflict between man and machine.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on an original technology that you think would be popular in the future. The essay does not need to be scientifically accurate. Be sure to touch upon:

1) Uses for the technology.

2) Who it would appeal to.

3) The effects of this technology upon its users.

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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