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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 is the name of the attorney Jack uses?

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

3. On what date does Gabe’s life insurance policy take effect?

4. Which of the following does Hel cook for Jack after Gabe’s death?

5. On what road does Jack live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Hel complain about SIM cards?

3. What reason does Jack posit for not being able to weep for Gabe initially?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

One of Jack's traits the novel repeatedly emphasizes is her vegetarianism. What effect does the trait have on the character? What effect does it have on your reception of the character? How are those effects achieved?

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

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?

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