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1. What is the National Security Agency?

The National Secuirty Agency (NSA), is a United States federal authority that reports to the Department of Defense. Its headquarters is in Fort Meade, Maryland. Since the agency was founded in 1952, it has been involved in signals surveillance. These days that means surveillance mostly in connection with Internet and telephone traffic. It monitors more than 20 billion conversations and messages every 24 hours.

2. In Chapter 2, what is Balder's son August like?

August is eight-years-old, and he is autistic. He is probably also mentally disabled, though they has not been definitively proven. He has never spoken. He spends his time putting together very difficult jigsaw puzzles.

3. In Chapter 2, what problems are present at the Millennium?

The Millennium is struggling to survive. The circulation of 21,000 subscribers is still okay, but advertising revenue is falling dramatically and there is no longer income from their book. Plus a portion of the publication has been sold to the Serner newspaper empire, and Serner wants the Millennium to be more profitable and change its editorial policy.

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