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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. How much does the hostel Jack uses charge her?
2. Which of the following did Cole attend?
3. At which of the following did Cole intern?
4. To which of the following does Ware dedicate her novel?
5. To which of the following authors’ works does Jack compare her situation?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reason does Jack posit for not being able to weep for Gabe initially?
2. What “saving grace” does Jack identify in the surveillance system at work in London (144)?
3. Why does Jack get yelled at in the hostel?
4. Why does Hel report being delayed in her rendezvous with Jack?
5. What is the Sharpie trick Jack uses to get out of the police station?
6. Why does Jack note not using satellite navigation to drive home?
7. Why does Jack typically leave her bathroom vent on?
8. Why does Jack note relief at Cole’s delay in taking her call to report Gabe’s death?
9. What reasons does Hel give for thinking Gabe’s death an assassination?
10. Why does Jack reach out to Cole for help?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What other features of paratext than chapter-patterning are present in the novel? In what ways do they attract attention? How do they guide reading and understanding of the text?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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