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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 what road does Jack escape police in her own home?

2. What is the name of Cole’s girlfriend?

3. How tall is Jack?

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

5. In what postal code does Jack live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Jack dislike Zanatech?

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

5. Why does Hel complain about SIM cards?

6. Why does Jack note fire doors are risky?

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

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

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

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

In the novel, some characters are given but one name, while others are given first- and surnames, and still others are accorded names and titles. What significance, if any, accrues to patterns of naming in the novel? If no significance accrues, what purpose might be served by the patterns of naming in the novel? How does Zero Days bear as much out?

Essay Topic 2

There is not one “English,” with the different parts of the English-speaking world each having their own sets of “rules” and common practices. Consider the features of the novel’s usage that deviate from your own patterns of use. What among them attracts the most attention for you? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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

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