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Where does the story take place?
Chicago, Illinois
Washington D.C.
Santa Rosario, California
San Diego, California
Kevin's father works as a -
computer designer
computer operator
traveling salesman
teacher
Kevin is worried about all of the problems except-
his reputation as a nerd
his father's business trip
Chuck's threats to beat him up
the fact that Louis is operating independently
Which of the following best describes Kevin's character?
Outgoing
Insensitive
Intelligent
Carefree
How does Ginny Linke react to Kevin?
She makes fun of him
She returns his love
She ignores him
She asks her brother to beat him up
What is one effect of Louis's act of revenge?
Kevin's father is fired
Louis is permanently disconnected
Chuck Linke is arrested
Kevin is suspended from school
What is the effect of patching Louis to a new modem?
Louis can only communicate with computers owned by Kevin's friends
Louis can access and learn from computers all over the globe
Louis can become Kevin
Louis can give orders to the Secret Service
After Kevin's father returns and works on the computer, he-
wonders how the computer got disconnected
is puzzled by Louis's final message
suspects that Louis and Kevin have become friends
decides to rebuild the other computers in the house
How did Kevin's father change Louis?
He disconnected the printer and changed the modem
He added a logic/growth program
He gave Louis a personality and changed the modem
He erased the entire program and set up Louis as a normal computer
What caused Louis to act as he did?
a modem error
a computer error
he liked practical jokes
his affection for Kevin
The story describes a computer named Louis that-
develops human feelings
does not follow directions
stops working
seeks revenge on people who have harmed it
The printout that Kevin's father shows him at the end of the story probably expresses Louis's-
confusion about the computer's name
plans for keeping Chuck in prison
passion for Ginny
affection for Kevin
The computer's character is revealed to Kevin by its-
fondness for binary code
negative feelings toward Kevin's father
messages and actions
tone of voice and vocabulary
How does the title reinforce the theme?
It is ironic because Louis hates Kevin
It reinforces Louis's feelings toward Kevin
It is sad because Louis is not user friendly
It shows that computers can never be human
Ignominious means
all knowing
forgetful
shameful
distracted
Absently means
all knowing
forgetful
shameful
distracted
Oblivious means
all knowing
forgetful
shameful
distracted
"Pull the plug" means
going crazy
left out
miss an opportunity
let die
"Out in the cold" means
going crazy
left out
get releif
miss an opportunity
"Miss the boat" means
going crazy
left out
get relief
miss an opportunity