Ready Player One Ch. 35 Mrs. Bly Eng 4

CH. 35 SQs 1. Why does Shoto choose to stay behind to fight Sorrento? 2. What item does Wade use to defeat Sorrento? 3. What does Wade need to do to get three key locks to appear? 4. What happens at the very end of this chapter, why do you think this happens?

Shoto Stays Behind “Shoto!” I shouted. “What are you waiting for? Let’s go!” “Go on without me,” Shoto said. “I owe this son of a bitch some payback.” Before I could reply, Shoto dove at Sorrento, swinging a giant sword in each of his mech’s hands” …(and the fight ensues!) SEE PAGE 338

Wade Defeats Sorrento “Instead I took out the Beta Capsule and held the small metal cylinder in the palm of my avatar’s hand. Sorrento had tried to kill me. And in the process, he’d murdered my aunt, along with several of my neighbors, including sweet old Mrs. Gilmore, who had never hurt a soul. He’d also had Daito killed, and even though I had never met him, Daito had been my friend…. …I held the Beta Capsule high over my head and pressed its activation button. There was a blinding flash of light, and the sky turned crimson as my avatar changed…I was Ultraman” (339- 340).

Where are the 3 locks? “We all exchanged concerned looks. Then an idea occurred to me, and I cleared my throat. ‘Three is a magic number!’ I said, reciting the first line of the Schoolhouse Rock! song” (342).

The End of Ch. 35: What happened?!?! “As the three of us stepped forward, preparing to enter the gate, I heard an earsplitting boom. It sounded like the entire universe was cracking in half. And then we all died.” (342). What artifact was used?!?!? That killed EVERYONE?!??!