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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. Who or what is North Dakota?
2. Why does Susan apologize to Swathmore?
3. When Jabba learns of the power failure in Crypto, he is not concerned about a virus until he learns that ____________________________.
4. What is Hale's reaction to Swathmore's call to Security?
5. Hale wants Susan to come with him because he __________________________--.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the purpose of the NSA?
2. What does Hale say to Susan when they are in Node 3?
3. Becker tries to call Swathmore from the airport but can't get a line. What does he remember?
4. What does Becker learn from Two-Tone?
5. What is a mutation string?
6. What did the American using the name North Dakota do?
7. Jabba had been ignoring Midge's concerns about TRANSLTR and the possibility of a virus all day. Why did he suddenly drop what he was doing and run to the main data banks?
8. Why did Swathmore send David Becker to Spain?
9. What does Swathmore plan to do about the situation in Crypto?
10. What is the significance of the missing ring?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
The Digital Fortress is a suspense novel. Discuss the level of suspense in the novel. Is it at the proper level? Did you feel that you couldn't put the book down because you have to know what happened next? Is this the way it should be? What is the role of suspense?
Essay Topic 3
Tankado's favorite saying was 'Who Will Guard the Guards?' Explain the meaning of this term within the context of the novel. Who was Tankado applying the term to and why?
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