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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 app does Cole recommend Jack use?

2. What app does Hel tend to use?

3. Which of the following complains about wearing a school uniform?

4. To which of the following authors’ works does Jack compare her situation?

5. What brand of bag does Hel carry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Jack reach out to Cole for help?

6. Why does Jack note fire doors are risky?

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

8. Why does Jack dislike Zanatech?

9. What does Jack note as a poor design in the security of the police station where she meets with Malik?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Similarly, the lengths of chapters influence reading. What pattern of chapter-length is present in the novel, if any? What effect does the length of chapters have on the reading? How is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 2

To what other writer’s work in your experience does Ware’s seem most similar? What makes the writers similar? What differentiates them? Overall, which do you regard as doing better at the craft of writing, and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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