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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. In what postal code does Jack live?

2. What is the name of Malik’s supervisor?

3. What kind of stickers are on the phone Hel lets Jack borrow?

4. To which of the following does Ware dedicate her novel?

5. What color are the curtains in the hostel Jack uses?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack assert is the first rule of social engineering (25)?

2. Why does Jack dislike Zanatech?

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

4. Why does Jack risk a final call from the phone Hel lent her?

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

6. What concern does Jack note for her expected report to Arden Alliance?

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

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

9. What killed Jack’s parents?

10. Why does Jack note fire doors are risky?

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

To what genre other than thriller might Zero Days be considered to belong? What in the text supports that identification? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

The character concept of the Mary Sue—an idealized female character, nearly always the protagonist, possessing many skills and few if any significant character flaws—originates in fan fiction, but it can be found in no few mainstream works (as can the male counterpart Marty Stu or Gary Stu). To what extent does Jack fall under the rubric of a Mary Sue? What in the text shows as much, and how does it do so?

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