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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 Susan begin to suspect?

2. At this point, how much time is there until the final filter is destroyed?

3. How did Becker get out of Santa Cruz?

4. Jabba estimates that Tankado's worm will do its job in __________________.

5. What does David suggest to Susan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Hulohot spots Becker receiving Communion?

2. What does Susan learn from Swathmore's pager?

3. Who hired Hulohot and offered the pass key to Numataka?

4. What does Jabba mean when he says pass keys usually have penalty clauses?

5. How does the book end?

6. What happened where the filters were totally destroyed?

7. Why is Susan trying to leave Crypto?

8. What does the group decide to focus on from Tankado's message?

9. How does Susan view the orphans?

10. Explain why Hulohot was wrong in thinking that Becker had no way out of the viewing platform area.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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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