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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do sniffer programs give hackers information about?

2. What does Astrakhan refer to throughout his speech in scene four?

3. What city does Joseph live in?

4. Whose life does Astrakahan say he did not set out to destroy?

5. What does Astrakhan say eventually becomes fact?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the play's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the characters Joseph and Astrakhan.

1. What is their relationship to each other?

2. How are their ideas about life different?

3. How do their differences prove to be destructive?

Essay Topic 3

Replace the play's New York setting with one of the following cities:

1. Chicago.

2. Los Angeles.

3. Washington.

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

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