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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. Which of the following does Jack order after her cryptocurrency exchange?

2. Where is the train bound on which Jack flees from Sunsmile?

3. Of which of the following dark marketplaces is Jack aware?

4. What was Gabe’s middle name?

5. Under what alias does Bill tell Jack to ask for assistance in his name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the driver who takes Jack back to London ask about her partner?

2. To what does Jack ascribe stiff hands when she wakes at Cole’s girlfriend’s cottage?

3. How had Jack and Hel arranged to handle the meeting with Leadbetter?

4. Why does Jack note feeling better as she approaches Sunsmile?

5. What piece of information in Sunsmile sticks out when Jack reviews their policy on Gabe?

6. Why does Jack reject Cole’s assertion that framing her for Gabe’s murder was for her protection?

7. Why does Jack have some trouble finding an image of a security pass?

8. Why does Jack brave the service station after securing access to Gabe’s phone?

9. Explain the trick Jack plays with the sling she carries.

10. Why does Jack posit her last bandage fits poorly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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