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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 value of payout does Gabe’s life insurance policy promise?

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

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

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

5. At what time does Malik end her second interview with Jack?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Jack dislike Zanatech?

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

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

7. Why does Jack note fire doors are risky?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

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