Ready player one ch 0016 Mrs. Bly Eng 4

Ch 0016 SQs 1. Who is the first Sixer to obtain the Copper Key? 2. What happened to the Oasis public school on Ludus? 3. What did the gunters purchase on ebay and for what purpose? 4. How did the Sixers cover up the explosion in the stacks? 5. List a few details that show the deterioration of America. Do you feel these details could be accurate? 6. Who is Bryce Lynch? (Explain in detail.)

The scoreboard p. 160 1. Parzival 110,000 gate 2. Art3mis 109,000 gate 3. Aech 108,000 gate 4. Daito 107,000 gate 5. Shoto 106,000 gate 6. IOI-655321 105,000 gate 7. IOI-643187 105,000 gate 8. IOI-621671 105,000 gate 9. IOI-678324 105,000 gate 10. IOI-637330 105,000 gate

Ludus has to move planets “Meanwhile Ludus had become the most popular destination in the OASIS” (161) “The OASIS Public School Board saw the writing on the wall, and the decision was quickly made to evacuate Ludus and relocate all of its schools to a new location. An identical copy of the planet, Ludus II, was created in the same sector, a short distance away from the original” (161).

“In desperation, the clans decided to break out the heavy artillery “In desperation, the clans decided to break out the heavy artillery. They pooled their resources and purchased two very expensive, very powerful antimatter bombs on eBay” (162) WHY? “The first bomb took down the outer shield, and the second bomb finished the job. The moment the second force field went down, thousands of gunters (all unharmed by the bomb blast, due to the no-PvP zone) swarmed into the tomb and clogged the corridors of the dungeon below” (162).

Stacks explosion: Sorta like breaking bad….

The deterioration of America “They just left the wreckage where it was, to slowly rust into the earth” (162) “It was a double-decker, with armor plating, bulletproof windows, and solar panels on the roof. A rolling fortress” (163) “A team of six heavily armed guards rode on the bus’s upper deck, to protect the vehicle and its passengers in the event of a hijacking by road agents or scavengers…” (163) “….but due to the deteriorating interstate system and countless stops the bus had to make at charging stations along the way, it took several days for me to reach my destination” (163). “There were plenty of desperate and corrupt people working for the government (and for every major corporation), and these people often sold information on the OASIS black market” (164).

Bryce lynch – p. 164 22 years old Social number brand new Excellent credit report BS degree in Computer Science Has Wade’s finger prints Has Wade’s retinal pattern

Wade moves to Columbus “My apartment was on the forty-second floor, number 4211. The security lock mounted outside required another retinal scan. Then the door slid open and the interior lights switched on. There was no furniture in the cube-shaped room, and only one window. I stepped inside, closed the door, and locked it behind me. Then I made a silent vow not to go outside again until I had completed my quest. I would abandon the real world altogether until I found the egg” (166). Is this a rational choice? Is this a good choice? Why doesn’t Wade want to go outside anymore?