Ready Player One Chapters 0000-0007

Who is the narrator of Ready Player One?

• Ernest Cline

• James Halliday

• Wade Watts

• Aech

How does the point of view affect the novel?

• The 1st person point of view allows us to hear what Wade is thinking and feeling.

• The 3rd person objective of view keeps the reader in suspense.

• The 3rd person limited point of view allows us to hear the thoughts of Wade and his aunt.

• The 3rd person omniscient point of view allows us to hear everyone's thoughts and feelings.

Finish the following line, “Everyone my age remembers where and what they were doing when…”

• JFK died

• The space shuttle blew up.

• Two planes flew into the twin towers on 9/11.

• James Halliday (the designer responsible for creating a massive, global, online game died)

Define Heir as used in the sentence below:

As famous as he was, Halliday’s death should have warranted only a brief segment on the evening news, so the unwashed masses could shake their heads in envy when the newscasters announced the obscenely large amount of money that would be doled out to the rich man’s heirs.

• A person who inherits or is entitled to inherit the rank, title, position of another

• A person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following death.

• A person or group considered as inheriting the tradition, talent of a predecessor

• None of the above

What is life like in year 2045?

• Life is as peaceful as country-side living.

• Life is a lot like it is today.

• Life is much more advanced, making everyone’s lives better.

• Life has gone downhill. There is violence, overpopulation, and a major energy crisis that's been going on for decades.

Many people around the world use the immersive video game, the OASIS, on a daily basis. According to the condition that Earth is in, why do you think the people would use a virtual reality engine instead of spending time in the real world?

• The Earth is in such a horrible state, that the people would want to abandon it.

• People would rather "escape reality" instead of experience the problems occurring in the real world.

• The people in the book really don't use the OASIS all that much. They also have lives outside of the game.

• The outside world doesn't impact their choice to use the OASIS. Spending time in the OASIS is completely independent from spending time in the real world.

Which statement BEST supports the idea that Wade believes humans caused the energy crisis?

• We figured out how to grow food and domesticate animals so we didn’t have to spend all of our time hunting. Our tribes got much bigger, and we spread across the entire planet like an unstoppable virus.

• For a bunch of hairless apes, we’ve actually managed to invent some pretty incredible things. Computers. Medicine. Lasers. Microwave Ovens. Artificial hearts. Atomic bombs.

• We used up most of this fuel before you got here, and now it’s pretty much all gone. This means that we no longer have enough money to keep our civilization running like it was before.

• Our global civilization came at a huge cost. We needed a whole bunch of energy to build it.

How does the setting affect the narrator?

• It causes him to feel sorry for himself and skip school

• It causes him to long for something better and work harder.

• It creates anger from other gunters and desire revenge.

• It creates sympathy for the unsuccessful and a chance to enlighten them.

How many people live in Wade's trailer?

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

How does Wade support himself?

• His aunt pays for his food.

• He fixes and pawns old computers.

• He steals food vouchers.

• He works as an Oasis technician.