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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 Susana use to bargain for their lives?

2. Where does Levine finally find Brent?

3. What is Brent wearing when Levine finds him?

4. What does Brent give Edwin?

5. How does he stop Roscoe from drinking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the last thing Charles does as the guards arrive at the elevator and why?

2. What do Carson and de Vaca discover when they return to the lab?

3. What is the reason that Brent gives a rare interview to the Boston Globe reporter?

4. What leads Levine to the conclusion that he has little left to lose?

5. What does Levine do while he is in the elevator, stuck between two floors?

6. What important discovery do Carson and de Vaca make when they find Dr. Burt's missing notebook?

7. Mime agrees to help Levine get access to GeneDyne but refuses to do so in person. Why?

8. When Brent loses this time, how does he respond? How is his response similar to how Levine felt when he lost the first time?

9. How does Levine gain access to Brent's Boston headquarters?

10. What does Carson find in Nye's saddlebags, and what mystery does this clear up?

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

What are the details of the lawsuit filed against Dr. Levine by GeneDyne? How does Levine believe the lawsuit is linked to his patent with Brent Scopes? What is the issue that surrounds the current renewal that is pending? Why is it unlikely that the two former friends will be unable to come to an agreement regarding the patents renewal?

Essay Topic 3

What happens after the game Brent and Charles play that creates an immediate bond between them? Why is Brent fearful, and how does Charles take control of the situation? What arrangements do they make together to ensure that their accident is not one that is a worldwide catastrophe? What is their last act of philanthropy? What is Brent's last request to Charles and what does Charles have to do in order to comply?

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