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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the funeral scene from James Halliday's video release upon his death, what film is actually shown?
(a) "To Have and Have Not."
(b) "George Hill."
(c) "Heathers."
(d) "Better Off Dead."

2. Who is Wade's Latin teacher in school?
(a) Mrs. Jones.
(b) Mr. Lidet.
(c) Mrs. Rank.
(d) Mr. Smith.

3. What video game does Wade play on Halliday's TRS-80 computer in Chapter 10?
(a) "Zelda."
(b) "The Goonies."
(c) "Dungeons of Daggorath."
(d) "Joust."

4. Until what grade did Wade attend school in the real world?
(a) Until 7th grade.
(b) Until 6th grade.
(c) Until 10th grade.
(d) Until 8th grade.

5. In what kind of trailer does Mrs. Gilmore live at the stacks?
(a) An Airstream trailer.
(b) A VW bus.
(c) A Coachmen.
(d) A Terry double-wide.

6. What is the name of the avatar that Wade uses in the OASIS universe?
(a) Aech.
(b) Art3mis.
(c) Shoto.
(d) Parzival.

7. In what sector is Ludus located in OASIS?
(a) Sector Ten.
(b) Sector One.
(c) Sector Three.
(d) Sector Five.

8. What does Wade use as a hideout in Ready Player One?
(a) An abandoned van.
(b) A broom closet.
(c) An abandoned train car.
(d) An old subway tunnel.

9. What does "PvP" refer to in the narrative?
(a) Part versus Part.
(b) Pit versus Pit.
(c) Player versus Percival.
(d) Player versus Player.

10. What is the name of the nonprofit educational software company that Ogden Morrow started after leaving GSS?
(a) Lost Coast Software.
(b) Halcydonia Interactive.
(c) Intelligencia International.
(d) Intelligent Systems Designs.

11. Who created the video game "Joust"?
(a) Okowi Electronics.
(b) Battlefield Electronics.
(c) Williams Electronics.
(d) IOI Electronics.

12. What is the name of Wade's mother?
(a) Loretta.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Marie.
(d) Alice.

13. What term is used from Dungeons & Dragons lingo to refer to "an undead creature, usually and incredibly powerful wizard or king who had employed dark magic to bind his intellect to his own reanimated corpse" in the novel?
(a) A gunter.
(b) A moogle.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A lich.

14. On what street did James Halliday grow up?
(a) Cleveland Avenue.
(b) Wilson Avenue.
(c) Barker Street.
(d) Willow Street.

15. How many notched letters does Wade describe throughout Anorak's Almanac in Chapter 6?
(a) 135.
(b) 215.
(c) 112.
(d) 121.

Short Answer Questions

1. What historical decade was James Halliday obsessed with during his life?

2. What is the file-sharing program used by gunters around the world that Wade describes in Chapter 6?

3. Who is the first of the authors described in the "entire recommended gunter reading list" described by Wade in Chapter 6?

4. Who appears in the fifth slot on the OASIS Score Board in Chapter 13?

5. What is James Halliday's middle name?

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