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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 is the name of the annual picnic?

2. Why is Brent angry with Rodney?

3. Who was Levine's father?

4. What does Teece reveal to Guy?

5. What is the nickname for the Level 5 Lab?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the protocol that is followed when a breach of this kind occurs?

2. What does Gil Teece do when he arrives?

3. How does Brent get even with Levine for televising the accident details from Mount Dragon?

4. How does Levine convince Mime to help him break into GeneDyne's computer system?

5. Teece conducts his interviews in a manner similar to Sherlock Holmes. In which way is that statement true?

6. Why does Levine so adamantly refuse to renew the patent he and Brent co-author?

7. What background about Levine and Scopes does Singer share with Carson?

8. Why is Guy Carson excited to be given the opportunity to work at Mount Dragon?

9. How does Brent feel about Rodney?

10. What is significant about the satellite photos that Dr. Levine shows his lecture audience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Mime and Charles enter Brent's personal cyberspace, how does Brent refer to this intrusion? What makes him believe that this is really the case? What is the motive Charles has for approaching Brent in this manner? What information is he trying to convey? In light of the recent events, is there another way that Charles could have approached Brent, and if so, what is it? What is Brent's reaction when Charles delivers his message and warnings?

Essay Topic 2

Dr. Burt commits an act of faith to create a shortcut in his science. What is the shortcut he takes? His actions cause a domino effect that has CEO Brent Scopes following his lead? What does Scopes do? How does he accomplish this in such a public matter that employees line up to join his example? What are the consequences of this action? If Dr. Burt had not started this ball rolling, is it likely that Scopes would have done what he did? How would the story have been different without these actions?

Essay Topic 3

The character named Mime in this story suffers from a disease that is a direct result of drugs taken by his mother while she carried him. What is the physical ailment he suffers from? What did his mother take and why did she take it? How can a parallel be drawn from this example to the current battle that Charles Levine is fighting to stop the research being done at Mount Dragon?

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