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Copy the Jade Key quatrain here

"The captain conceals the Jade key. in a dwelling long neglected. But you can only blow the whistle once the trophies are all collected"

2. List two reasons why the city of Columbus is significant.

1. IOI Headquarters; in close proximity to GSS2. 2.Where an OASIS user could get the fastest, most reliable connection to the simulation.

3. How long would it take Wade to reach the Tomb of Horrors on foot?

3 days

1. How many points did Art3mis receive for the Copper key?

9000

1. Why does Wade no longer participate in U.S. elections?

A big mess where he lives. Doesn't care

4. Describe I-r0k.

A know it all and egotistical

3. Who is Richard Donner?

A movie director

3. Define quatrain:

A poem with four lines of text and an alternate-line rhyme scheme.

4. Who is the next person to find the Jade Key and what information do they pass along to Wade?

Aech - They are even now and give him a hint as to where the jade key is

3. List two items Wade must wear to prevent his escape.

An anklet, an eargear (camera), and a new gray jumpsuit.

5. What is a lich?

An undead wizard zombie king

3. What planet does Wade think holds the Jade Key?

Archaide

8. What had happened to the public school system?

Became corrupt and overpopulated

3. In early video games, why could a human player always triumph over a game's AI?

Because they can't improvise.

5. What "freaks out" Parzival and Aech at the end of the chapter?

Books fall off of the table and they convince themselves it was a glitch instead of believing that someone is spying on the chatroom by hacking it.

6. What does Wade say he'll do with the winnings if he wins? What will Art3mis do?

Buy a big mansion, buy a bunch of cool things. Art3mis is going to save world hunger

2. Explain the origin of their names and what they were called collectively.

Daito and Shoto were the Japanese names for the long and short swords worn by samurai. They were collectively called Daisho.

1. Latin verb "to learn" :

Discere

1. What are perk points?

Doing your Job well gets you rewards

3. List some ways Parzvial and Art3mis earn money.

Each own a TV Show / Endorsements

5. Identify each game in the Swordquest series and the prizes that were to be awarded.

Earthworld - talisman of Penltimate Fireworld - chalice of light Waterworld - crown of life Airworld - Philosopher's stone

3. Briefly explain Wade's plan.

Get info on IOI, Hacks system, walk out front door

4. What happened in the chamber after Wade's victory?

Gets the key for Anorak. The song from Star Wars starts to play. He ran into Art3mis

5. Wade plans on becoming a full-time gunter after high school. What are his other options?

He can sing a contract and work for a company

5. What was Wade's condition for accepting endorsement deals?

He gets to stay anonymous and direct deposit to OASIS

4. How did he manage to get there?

He is going to attend a away football game which is a lot closer to the Tomb of Horrors

2. Describe Wade's experience with Joust?

He was very nervous for the first game but then he dialed in for the second and third

2. What is Fyndoro's Tablet of Finding and who owns it?

IOI has it and can locate avatars

1. What is Sorrento's Employee number? (Google it and explain the significance)

IOI-655321 It is the prisoner number from "The Clockwork Orange"

1. How did Daito and Shoto find the Tomb of Horrors?

IRok blog post

10. What does it mean for an Avatar to be "engaged"?

In chat room, on the web, on phone.

2. Gygax - Google it.

Is a game designer

5. Describe Art3mis and Parzival's contact cards.

It has their names and their level on it and links to their blog on the back. Wade's was designed as an original Atari 2600 Adventure cartridge. Art3mis' looked like a vintage Kenner Star Wars action figure

5. On what quest did Parzival bond with Daito and Shoto?

Japanses - language Quest

4. According to Sorrento, how will IOI change Oasis if they gain control?

Make people pay for it and add restrictions

1. Explain the value of the OASIS credit.

Money

1. Why is Wade safe from the Sixers on Ludus?

No pvp zone

4. List the four biggest gunter clans.

Ovi-Raptors, Clan Destiny, The Key Masters, Team Banzai

3. Name the perfect game Wade plays and his prize.

Pacman and gets quarter

4. Identify Wade's avatar. What is the origin of his name?

Parzival, and is one of the knights of the round table and found holy grail

2. What item did Wade aquire from the L33t Hax0rz Warehaus auction?

Passwords of the IOI

2. Explain the school's policy for avatars and names.

Real name and #, true gender, and nobody could have same name

3. List the details of IOI's offer to Parzival.

Sixer, money, power, resources.

2. What was the second video game ever made and who made it?

Spacewar! . Invented by a bunch of students at MIT in 1962.

5. How did he get the vonnugut

Stole it from people trying to rob him.

1. What was the very first video game and who made it?

Tennis for Two. Invented by William Higinbotham in 1958.

1. What movie, other than Explorers, is Joe Dante known for?

The Gremlins

6. What is trash a reference to?

The computer that radio shack made.

2. Who does he vote for in the Oasis elections?

The same people because they are Gunter's favorites

4. How are Parzival and Aech getting along?

They barely speak because of art3mis

4. How do Daito and Shoto react to a possible alliance?

They have no interest in it. They only work with each other and so they log out of the chatroom.

3. What do Wade and Art3mis realize they MUST DO now that their names are on the leader board?

They have to watch out for other Gunter's and they have to disguise themselves sometimes

6. What would IOI do if Wade ignored their business proposition on p. 132?

They say if he keeps ignoring them they will offer the other gunters the deal he would get

6. Explain IOI's second offer.

They would fire Sorrento if he agrees to sign on

6. What does the Beta capsule do and who gets to keep it?

Turn into Ultraman for 3 min gives it to daito as peace offering.

9. Describe Oasis Public School #1873.

Virtual but have to be on the campus

6. At school the only real weapons are ______________ .

WORDS!!

8. Why does Parzival refuse the second offer?

Wade thinks they are bluffing and he thinks they would kill him either.

2. Who are the High Fives? Where do they meet?

Wade, Art3mis, Aech, Daito, Shoto in the basement

14. Describe Aech1. What is "The Basement"?

Wades best and only freind

5. Write the lines engraved in the copper key here:

What you seek lies hidden in the trash of the deepest level of daggarath

3. What have the Sixers installed over the Tomb of Horrors?

a force field

1. Who appears as Wade is exiting the Tomb of Horrors? (Describe her)

artemis

8. Who is the first to find the Jade Key?

artemis

1. What is the Cataclyst?

atomic bomb that can destroy sector

1. What feat must Wade accomplish in order to earn the Copper Key?

beat the lich in a game of joust

7. What will IOI do if Parzival refuses the second offer?

blow up his house

7. What is Wade's primary source of income?

call center

1. Explain Wade's new job and the conditions of his

call service reps

2. What is a Flicksync?

copying the actions and dialogue of one character EX: war games

4. What happened to Morrow's wife Kira?

died of cancer

13. Who is Art3mis? Describe Art3mis's avatar.

famous female Gunter and has a blog

5. What is the real reason Wade has taken this huge risk?

for artemis

2. Definitions of Ludus :

game, play, training, sport

3. What else in the game are indestructible?

gates and articfacts

9. What happens to Old Mrs. Gilmore?

gets killed in an explosion

2. Why is Bryce Lynch arrested?

he gets in massive debt

4. What does Wade do to his computer before he is arrested?

he programs it to melt down

5. What are Wade and Aech worried about I-r0k?

his big mouth

2. What happened if a player was killed while possessing a key?

it disappears

3. What is his punishment?

jail and lifetime indenturment

3. What level is Art3mis? How many weeks has she been trying to defeat the lich?

level 52 and 5 weeks

5. What information does Wade learn about Art3mis?

name and looks

7. How does Wade's physical appearance differ from his avatar?

nothing like it and overweight.

7. What tip does Wade give Art3mis as he leaves?

play on the left

4. What must Wade do in order to earn access to the Vintage Movies library?

receive an above-average rating in three consecutive employee performance reviews.

2. Explain how Wade is the avatar left alive.

saved by extra life quarter

4. What will happen if Wade's passwords don't work?

stuck for life

3. What is a cyber-squatter?

take usernames and then sell them is in demand

4. Where did Art3mis get her name?

the Greek goddess of the hunt

1. What destroys everything at the beginning of this chapter?

the catalyst

Bonus: Where did Morrow's wife get her name?

the movie "The Dark Crystal"

11. What is a "Sixer"? Explain how they got their name. Describe their appearance.

they all look the same, and all have 6 digit names.

5. List the details of Parzival's counteroffer.

they need to fire ceo Sorrento

2. What happened to most people who became indentured and how did they feel about it?

they never get out

7. What is the sixers plan for Art3mis and Shoto?

to force them help with 3rd key and then kill after

6. Why would Wade record what happened to Daito? (infer)

to tell world about IOI

12. What is the purpose of Innovative Online Industries (IOI) Oology Division.

trying to take over oasis and make a profit from it.

4. What is the name of Wade's most frequently used spacecraft?

vonnugut

6. What was the fate of the Swordquest series?

went bankrupt