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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Judge Fang's prisoner, PhyrePhox, is accused of belonging to which criminal gang?
(a) The Might of Righteous Peace.
(b) The Fist of Righteous Harmony.
(c) The Fist of Leftist Harmony.
(d) The Mites of Righteous Harmony.

2. Why does Hackworth believe it took two years to track down the location of the Primer?
(a) The tracking mechanism may have been malfunctioning.
(b) The person reading the Primer took precautions to keep it hidden.
(c) It probably remained inside a building during that period.
(d) The tracking mechanism may have been removed.

3. What is the primary technology in use in "The Diamond Age"?
(a) Monotechnology.
(b) Computer networks.
(c) Nanotechnology.
(d) Artificial intelligence.

4. Nell learns how to light a fire while reading what story in the Primer?
(a) Princess Nell's adoptive parents teaching her and Harv how to light a fire.
(b) Harv lighting a fire to keep trolls away at night.
(c) Harv preparing a meal for Princess Nell.
(d) Princess Nell and Harv camping in the woods.

5. What is the fate of Bud, following his trial for mugging and wounding a man?
(a) He is executed by skull gun.
(b) He is remotely executed, without warning, by the explosion of microscopic bombs running through his blood.
(c) He is shrink-wrapped and sent to prison.
(d) He is found innocent of all charges.

6. Where do Peacock Bank customers keep their credit cards?
(a) Implanted inside a skull gun.
(b) The bank does not issue credit cards.
(c) Mounted on a bone near the surface of the skin.
(d) Custom wallets with electronic locks.

7. What does Harv decide to produce for his sister, Nell, on the matter compiler?
(a) A new mattress.
(b) Lunch.
(c) A book.
(d) A recycler.

8. What does Nell do with the matter compiler after her brother leaves the house?
(a) Nell breaks the matter compiler.
(b) Nell destroys the gift her brother made.
(c) Nell generates a month's worth of food.
(d) Nell generates enough mattresses to fill the room.

9. Who is the four-year-old daughter of Hackworth?
(a) Fiona.
(b) Gwendolyn.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Charlotte.

10. In the Leased Territories, where do Nell and Harv sleep during their first night on the run?
(a) The seaside.
(b) The jungle.
(c) A lake shore.
(d) The woods.

11. What is Hackworth's code name for the Illustrated Primer project?
(a) Bespoke.
(b) Primer.
(c) Runcible.
(d) Thete.

12. After their dinner cruise, what does Judge Fang agree to do to help Dr. X?
(a) Find Lord Finkle-McGraw and his granddaughter's book to help create copies of the Primer.
(b) Find Lord Finkle-McGraw to ask him to rescue women and children.
(c) Find Hackworth and his decription key to help create copies of the Primer.
(d) Find Hackworth and his decription key to help rescue women and children.

13. What does the Constable at the gates of Dovetail warn Miranda to do?
(a) Avoid contact with Brad.
(b) Avoid speaking in an elevated Victorian manner.
(c) Avoid speaking in the manner of Thetes.
(d) Keep her Primer hidden.

14. What do the guards do to incapacitate Bud, after his assault and robbery, until the constable arrives?
(a) Detain him with brute force.
(b) Shrink-wrap him with their special guns.
(c) Wound him with their spray guns.
(d) Handcuff him using nanotechnology.

15. For what company does Hackworth work?
(a) Ashanti.
(b) Primer Engineering.
(c) Bespoke.
(d) Finkle-McGraw.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Chang visits Hackworth at his home, what item does he bring?

2. What is the common name for the grid of microscopic sensors implanted in the bodies of ractors?

3. What false information is given to Hackworth to lure him to the Flea Circus?

4. Why do Harv and his street gang make Tequila's boyfriend, Mark, disappear?

5. Why does Bud visit a mod parlor?

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