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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of photographer is Mapplethorpe?

2. What did Astrakhan have to write about for his English teacher?

3. What happened to Astrakhan's real mother?

4. What does Astrakhan say a hacker is like once he or she has discovered an entryway?

5. What city does Joseph live in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Replace the play's setting with one of the following settings:

1. Mexico.

2. USA.

3. Spain.

What new meaning would the new setting give the book? How important is setting for developing meaning in a story?

Essay Topic 2

1. Imagine you have a friend who is a computer hacker.

2. Think about the damage computer hackers can do to other people and about the consequences of being caught.

3. Now write to convince your friend to stop being a computer hacker.

Essay Topic 3

Y2K was published in 2000. Choose one of the following options and discuss how computers have developed since then:

1. Security.

2. Viruses.

3. Computer hackers.

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