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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. From which of the following does Jack suggest Gabe order?

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

3. What is the name of Cole’s girlfriend’s cottage?

4. At which of the following did Cole intern?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Jack dislike Zanatech?

10. For what reason does Jack discard the idea that Jeff killed Gabe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

As part of its content, the novel necessarily discusses various sorts of security measures. What opinion does the novel seem to convey about them? What in the text conveys that opinion, and how does it do so?

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