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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. To which of the following is Cole compared?

2. What brand of phone does Hel let Jack borrow?

3. In which of the following books did Gabe keep encrypted information?

4. What is the name of the attorney Jack uses?

5. In what part of London is Cole’s office?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the Sharpie trick Jack uses to get out of the police station?

3. Why does Jack assert that lights are of mixed significance in her work?

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

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

6. Why does Jack note fire doors are risky?

7. How does Jack explain Jen's hair color?

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

9. Why does Hel report being delayed in her rendezvous with Jack?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Many chapters open with Jack waking in more or less unfamiliar surroundings. How does the pattern impact the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Assuming that Zero Days should be standard reading for a given class and level, what class and what level? Why that class and why that level? What in the text suggests as much, and how does it do so?

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