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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near what store do Jack and Hel plan to meet?

2. What kind of flower did Jack plant at her home?

3. For which of the following birds had Gabe splinted a wing?

4. Which of the following complains of being smeared with toothpaste?

5. How much does Gabe weigh?

Short Essay Questions

1. What “saving grace” does Jack identify in the surveillance system at work in London (144)?

2. What is Jack’s price for letting Gabe list a kitchen knife on their wedding registry?

3. How does Jack explain her delay in processing client’s work (65)?

4. How does Jack note having been introduced to penetration testing?

5. Why does Jack note she and Gabe had not had insurance on their home?

6. What is the purpose of the USB drives Jack drops at Arden Alliance?

7. What killed Jack’s parents?

8. Why does Jack get yelled at in the hostel?

9. Why does Jack dislike Zanatech?

10. Why does Jack typically leave her bathroom vent on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What other features of paratext than chapter-patterning are present in the novel? In what ways do they attract attention? How do they guide reading and understanding of the text?

Essay Topic 2

Section divisions, their titles, and chapter numbering / division schema are all components of paratext. That is, they are not part of the text but are associated with it closely and affect its meaning. What significance, if any, accrues to the chapter-numbering scheme at work in Zero Days? If there is significance, how does that significance manifest? If there is not, what in the novel supports the paratextual divisions that are in place?

Essay Topic 3

Sources attest to the presence of Zero Days on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

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