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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 is Wade's score when his avatar is displayed on Halliday's website after winning "Joust" in Chapter 9?

2. How did Wade's mother die?

3. How old was Wade when his mother died?

4. How did Wade's father die?

5. What is the name of Wade's aunt's boyfriend in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conflict is presented in the Prologue to Ready Player One?

2. What are Wade’s advantages in the search for the egg?

3. Who is Art3mis? How does Wade feel about this character?

4. How are the gunter clans described in Ready Player One?

5. What is the name of Wade’s avatar? To what is Wade’s avatar an allusion?

6. Where does Wade go when he attends school?

7. How have Wade’s circumstances changed in Chapter 16?

8. What does Wade encounter in the Tomb of Horrors?

9. How would you describe the protagonist of Ready Player One?

10. What would you say Wade’s actions reflect about his character in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of the Stacks. How many trailers are stacked atop one another? Where are the Stacks located in relation to the city? What would you compare this setting to in your own world?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of modern communication in Ready Player One. How is this theme developed through character, setting, and symbolism? What do you think the author is remarking about communication in today’s world? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Sixers in Ready Player One. For what corporation do these individuals work? What is their objective? What actions do the Sixers commit in the narrative? Are the Sixers friends or foes to the protagonist?

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