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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. Why does Joanne think Francis could not be ISeeU?

2. What city did Emma call from?

3. What does Astrakhan describe the process of getting hold of?

4. Who does Joseph say he is in the hands of?

5. Where does scene two take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joseph think about Astrakhan's scheme?

2. How does the audience know the fifth scene takes place in the present?

3. How does the technician think a hacker obtained Joseph's personal data?

4. Why does Joseph think they should both quit their jobs?

5. Describe the second argument Joseph and Joanne have in the second scene?

6. What does Joseph joke about to McAlvane and Slake when they enter his office?

7. What does Astrakhan say about himself in scene two?

8. Why does Astrakhan say he first wrote the short story?

9. Why does Astrakhan say he went to New York?

10. Who is Robert Mapplethorpe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Y2K was published in 2000. Choose one of the following options and discuss how computers have developed since then:

1. Security.

2. Viruses.

3. Computer hackers.

Essay Topic 2

Replace the play's setting with one of the following settings:

1. Mexico.

2. USA.

3. Spain.

What new meaning would the new setting give the book? How important is setting for developing meaning in a story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

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