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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. What train station does Jack use to depart from London?

2. In what postal code does Jack live?

3. From which of the following diseases had Jack’s grandfather suffered?

4. What pseudonym does Jack give to her neighbor as she flees from her own home?

5. What brand of shoe does Jack wear at Arden Alliance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Jack posit for not being able to weep for Gabe initially?

2. What reasons does Hel give for thinking Gabe’s death an assassination?

3. How does Jack give away her position to police in her house?

4. Why does Jack note not using satellite navigation to drive home?

5. How does condensed air fool some electronic locks, per Jack?

6. What professional responsibilities does Jack note having after Gabe’s death?

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

8. Why does Jack note relief at Cole’s delay in taking her call to report Gabe’s death?

9. What killed Jack’s parents?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How reliable is the narrator of the novel? What in the text indicates that reliability, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

One of Jack's traits the novel repeatedly emphasizes is her vegetarianism. What effect does the trait have on the character? What effect does it have on your reception of the character? How are those effects achieved?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

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