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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 does Swathmore want Susan Fletcher to do?

2. In Node 3, Hale protects himself by _______________________--.

3. What happened to Tankado's ring?

4. Hale is bothered by ____________________-.

5. What action does Chartrukian decide to take?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads Susan to believe that Greg Hale is North Dakota?

2. How does Becker find Rochio?

3. Becker tries to call Swathmore from the airport but can't get a line. What does he remember?

4. What is the Monocle?

5. Why does Becker decide to enter the Club Embrujo?

6. Why does Hale want Susan to come with him?

7. After talking to Swathmore, what does Susan learn from Hale?

8. What is a tracer?

9. Why does Brinkerhoff find Fontaine's reaction to the problems in Crypto to be strange?

10. Why does Phil Chartrukian decide to report the possibility of a TRANSLTR virus to his superior?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the danger of a Digital Fortress encryption program to an entity like the NSA. What would it mean for super computers like TRANSLTR? What does the Bergofsky Principle mean? Why is it the first thing everybody mentions when they hear about the Digital Fortress encryption program?

Essay Topic 2

Fontaine does not intervene in the situation until after the explosion in crypto. Why does he wait? What information does he have from tapping Swathmore's computer account? Evaluate Fontaine's handling of the situation.

Essay Topic 3

There are different kinds of characters in the book, some good and some bad. Who is your favorite character? Explain why. Who is you least favorite character and why?

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